The Hellcat’s forgiving flight characteristics and durability allowed less experienced pilots to survive early engagements and gain greater experience against the Japanese Mitsubishi A6M Zero.

After 80 years, Indiana native Ensign Delbert Martin, who died in aerial combat over modern-day Micronesia, will be interred ...

Lt. Ralph DuPont, a World War II F6F-5 Hellcat Pilot, went missing during the Battle of Formosa in 1944. It took 80 years to ...

Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency in June 2025 identified the remains of Lt. J.G. Ralph Cornelius Dupont, missing from World ...

Special features: Original WWII training film; interview with ace-fighter pilot Colonel Bruce Porter; photo album; interactive multiple camera angles; bonus DVD-ROM with complete WWII Pilot's ...

Donald McPherson, a World War II veteran considered the nation's last surviving "ace" pilot from the conflict, has died at the age of 103 in Nebraska. While serving as a Navy pilot of F6F Hellcat ...

The flyover consisted of two World War II aircraft: a B-25 Bomber and an F6F Hellcat Fighter. Tommy Yarrish of the team's official website shared a video of the moment.

Amid the 80th anniversary of World War II's end comes the death of what is believed to be America's last surviving ace, Don McPherson. He was 103. McPherson stands out among the "Greatest Generation" ...

The Dallas Cowboys returned to the practice field on Thursday afternoon as training camp continues in Oxnard, California, but it is a special day. Dallas is holding its annual Heroes Appreciation Day, ...