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The navy fighter that finally crushed Japan’s Zero

The Grumman F6F Hellcat did not arrive at the start of the Pacific War, but when it did, it changed everything. Bigger, tougher, and far more lethal than the Wildcat it replaced, the Hellcat was built ...
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A young Hellcat pilot’s first combat mission in the Pacific War

For many Navy pilots in World War II their first combat mission was a moment that would shape the rest of their lives. Don McPherson experienced this reality firsthand when he climbed into the cockpit ...