1305 - 1/72 F6F-3/5 Hellcat WWII Italeri  [IT-1305S]

Period: 2nd World War

Nation: Usa

Model Dim.: 14 cm

F6F-3/5 HELLCAT

The Hellcat are thought to be the utmost effective carrier-based fighter aircraft become used by the Allies during World War 2. Despite its ponderous look and considerable fat, it possessed outstanding handling characteristics, of guaranteed by the powerful PW R-2800 motor. Coupled with its robust framework, this enabled it to address the countless types of Japanese fighters of present in the Pacific Ocean movie theater. The Hellcat joined solution in 1943 and quickly became the conventional fighter the US Navy. Although in the beginning utilized just as a fighter, it absolutely was later used an as atmosphere support aircraft for troops, utilizing various size bombs and air-to-surface rockets. The F6 have been used by the Royal Navy in Asia in addition to the north Atlantic, due to the fact French Navy, whom received it following the war, tried it ahead of the mid 50s.