April 1945: The F6F Hellcat roared over Okinawa, delivering unmatched air support and striking fear into the hearts of Japanese forces. Discover why this aircraft was a game-changer in the Pacific ...

For the company’s fourth Navy fighter, sandwiched between the successful F4F Wildcat and F6F Hellcat, Grumman engineers came up with the twin-engine F5F, nicknamed “Skyrocket.” Although the ...

The Grumman F6F Hellcat could be ranked among the top aircrafts; however, it was introduced late in the war, making its service time much shorter than others. While early models suffered losses ...

The F6F Hellcat was an embodiment of Leroy Grumman’s motto: “Build it strong. Keep it simple. Make it work.” There may not have been another Navy fighter that could have brought Buck Dungan ...