Grumman F6F Hellcat

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carrier-based fighter aircraft single-seat fighter aircraft

The Grumman F6F Hellcat was a rugged American World War II carrier-based fighter aircraft renowned for its pivotal role in securing air superiority in the Pacific Theater.

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Label Occurrences
Grumman F6F Hellcat canonical 10
F6F Hellcat 2
F6F-3 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf carrier-based fighter aircraft ⓘ
single-seat fighter aircraft ⓘ
achievedAirVictories over 5,000 enemy aircraft ⓘ
airframeMaterial all-metal ⓘ
armament 6 × 0.50 in (12.7 mm) M2 Browning machine guns ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
crew 1 ⓘ
designedFor air superiority ⓘ
carrier operations ⓘ
designedToCounter Mitsubishi A6M Zero fighters ⓘ
surface form: Mitsubishi A6M Zero
engineConfiguration single radial engine ⓘ
engineType Pratt & Whitney R-2800 Double Wasp ⓘ
exportedTo United Kingdom ⓘ
firstFlightDate 1942-06-26 ⓘ
hardpoints underwing and centerline hardpoints for bombs and rockets ⓘ
height approximately 13 ft 1 in ⓘ
introducedIntoService 1943 ⓘ
launchMethod catapult-assisted takeoff from aircraft carriers ⓘ
length approximately 33 ft 7 in ⓘ
manufacturer Grumman ⓘ
surface form: Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corporation
maxSpeed approximately 380 mph ⓘ
approximately 611 km/h ⓘ
navalService U.S. Navy carrier air groups ⓘ
surface form: United States Navy carrier air groups
notableFeature excellent climb and dive performance ⓘ
good pilot protection ⓘ
rugged construction ⓘ
numberBuilt over 12,000 ⓘ
powerplantCount 1 ⓘ
primaryTheaterOfOperations Pacific War ⓘ
surface form: Pacific Theater
primaryUser Fleet Air Arm ⓘ
surface form: Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm

United States Marine Corps ⓘ
United States Navy ⓘ
productionPeriod 1942–1945 ⓘ
range approximately 1,090 mi ⓘ
approximately 1,750 km ⓘ
recoveryMethod arrestor hook carrier landings ⓘ
retiredFromUSNService 1954 ⓘ
role fighter ⓘ
fighter-bomber ⓘ
RoyalNavyDesignation Gannet ⓘ
serviceCeiling approximately 37,300 ft ⓘ
takeoffAndLanding tailwheel-type landing gear ⓘ
usedInConflict World War II ⓘ
variant Grumman F6F Hellcat self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: F6F-3

Grumman F6F Hellcat self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: F6F-5

F6F-5N night fighter ⓘ
F6F-5P photo-reconnaissance ⓘ
wingConfiguration low-wing monoplane ⓘ
wingspan approximately 42 ft 10 in ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

USS Enterprise (CV-6) → aircraftTypeOperated → Grumman F6F Hellcat ⓘ
Mitsubishi A6M Zero fighters → facedOpponents → Grumman F6F Hellcat ⓘ
subject surface form: Mitsubishi A6M Zero
Nakajima Ki-84 → opposedAircraft → Grumman F6F Hellcat ⓘ
Grumman F4F Wildcat → successor → Grumman F6F Hellcat ⓘ
Grumman F6F Hellcat → variant → Grumman F6F Hellcat self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: F6F-3
Grumman F6F Hellcat → variant → Grumman F6F Hellcat self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: F6F-5
Edward O'Hare → aircraftFlown → Grumman F6F Hellcat ⓘ
Grumman → notableProduct → Grumman F6F Hellcat ⓘ
Grumman → notableProduct → Grumman F6F Hellcat ⓘ
this entity surface form: Grumman Hellcat fighter aircraft
HMS Indomitable → aircraftOperated → Grumman F6F Hellcat ⓘ
this entity surface form: Grumman Hellcat
Pratt & Whitney R-2800 Double Wasp → usedInAircraft → Grumman F6F Hellcat ⓘ
Kawanishi N1K → designedToCounter → Grumman F6F Hellcat ⓘ
Gannet → basedOn → Grumman F6F Hellcat ⓘ
Gannet → aircraftFamily → Grumman F6F Hellcat ⓘ
this entity surface form: Grumman Hellcat family
U.S. Navy carrier air groups → typicalAircraft → Grumman F6F Hellcat ⓘ
this entity surface form: F6F Hellcat
United States wartime aircraft production program → notableProduct → Grumman F6F Hellcat ⓘ
this entity surface form: F6F Hellcat
F6F-5N night fighter → subtypeOf → Grumman F6F Hellcat ⓘ
F6F-5N night fighter → basedOn → Grumman F6F Hellcat ⓘ
this entity surface form: F6F-5 Hellcat