Grumman F6F Hellcat Royal Navy

Grumman F6F Hellcat British Navy airplane model. British use of Hellcats in the Pacific extended back to the fall of 1944. In a series of strikes on Sumatran oil fields in December and January 1844 and 1839 Squadrons off the Indomitable had accounted for some 15 aerial victories with few losses. Then came the Okinawa Campaign where 1844 ran up the largest one-day score for British F6Fs by downing four Oscars, a Tony, and a Zeke over Formosa on 12 April. It was a mighty small bag by U.S. Navy standards but proof the British could put the Hellcat to good use.

Mahogany Wood. Scale: 1/32. Wingspan 16 inches, Length 12 1/4 inches.