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Grumman F6F Hellcat

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Grumman F6F Hellcat

First flight: 1942
1 Piston engine

acc. date type reg. operator fat. location dmg
14 Apr 1943 Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat 04892 US Navy (USN) 1+1 Norfolk, VA w/o
14 Apr 1943 Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat 04888 US Navy (USN) 1+1 Norfolk, VA w/o
30 Jun 1943 Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat 04784 US Navy w/o
13 Jul 1943 Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat 25776 US Navy w/o
13 Jul 1943 Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat 25744 US Navy w/o
16 Jul 1943 Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat 25848 US Navy w/o
19 Sep 1943 Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat 26047 US Navy w/o
5 Oct 1943 Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat 25889 US Navy w/o
1 Nov 1943 Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat 66021 US Navy 1 Bonis w/o
24 Nov 1943 Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat 66101 US Navy 0 near Makin Atoll w/o
30 Nov 1943 Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat 66214 US Navy 0 Barrett Dam, California w/o
30 Nov 1943 Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat 66161 US Navy 1 Barrett Dam, California w/o
3 Dec 1943 Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat 66177 VF-1, US Navy 0 Hawkins Field, Betio Island, Tarawa w/o
8 Dec 1943 Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat 26088 US Navy 1 Nauru w/o
1 Jan 1944 Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat 66015 VF-18 US Navy 1 Solomon Sea w/o
12 Jan 1944 Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat 66237 US Navy w/o
31 Jan 1944 Grumman Hellcat Mk I FN410 Fleet Air Arm Royal Navy (FAA RN) 1 Knocknolly, Martinatown, nr Ballymena, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland w/o
18 Feb 1944 Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat 41834 US Navy (USN) 0 Barbers Point NAS, HI (NAX) unk
11 Apr 1944 Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat 26109 VF-37 US Navy 1 Off Espiritu Santo Island w/o
11 Apr 1944 Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat 42159 VF-21 US Navy 1 Pacific Ocean, off San Diego w/o
22 Apr 1944 Grumman Hellcat Mk 1 FN394 Fleet Air Arm Royal Navy (FAA RN) 1 Skerry West, Northern Ireland w/o
23 Apr 1944 Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat 40254 VF-31 US Navy 0 Off New Guinea w/o
28 Apr 1944 Grumman Hellcat Mk 1 FN390 Fleet Air Arm Royal Navy (FAA RN) 1 Loughmagarry, Northern Ireland w/o
3 May 1944 Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat 40909 US Navy 0 Charlestown Naval Auxiliary Air Field w/o
9 Jun 1944 Grumman Hellcat Mk 1 FN404 1840 Sqn FAA RN 1 Southeast of the Isle of Arran, Mull of Kintyre w/o
12 Jun 1944 Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat 42489 U.S. Navy 0 Naval Auxiliary Air Field Ayer, MA min
4 Jul 1944 Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat 43041 US Navy 1 Iwo Jima w/o
4 Jul 1944 Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat JV146 Royal Navy, Fleet Air Arm 800 Sqn. 1 near Thompson's Farm, Greyabbey, Co. Down w/o
10 Jul 1944 Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat 26333 U.S. Navy 0 Ayer Navy Auxiliary Air Field w/o
18 Jul 1944 Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat 42732 US Navy w/o
9 Aug 1944 Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat 41530 US Navy Eniwetok-Stickell Naval Advanced Base w/o
9 Aug 1944 Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat 41691 US Navy Eniwetok-Stickell Naval Advanced Base w/o
9 Aug 1944 Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat 41903 US Navy Eniwetok-Stickell Naval Advanced Base w/o
9 Aug 1944 Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat 42181 US Navy Eniwetok-Stickell Naval Advanced Base w/o
9 Aug 1944 Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat 25934 US Navy Eniwetok-Stickell Naval Advanced Base w/o
9 Aug 1944 Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat 40013 US Navy Eniwetok-Stickell Naval Advanced Base w/o
9 Aug 1944 Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat 42393 US Navy Eniwetok-Stickell Naval Advanced Base w/o
9 Aug 1944 Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat 42537 US Navy Eniwetok-Stickell Naval Advanced Base w/o
9 Aug 1944 Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat 43102 US Navy Eniwetok-Stickell Naval Advanced Base w/o
9 Aug 1944 Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat 25862 US Navy Eniwetok-Stickell Naval Advanced Base w/o
9 Aug 1944 Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat 25897 US Navy Eniwetok-Stickell Naval Advanced Base w/o
9 Aug 1944 Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat 40631 US Navy Eniwetok-Stickell Naval Advanced Base w/o
9 Aug 1944 Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat 40713 US Navy Eniwetok-Stickell Naval Advanced Base w/o
9 Aug 1944 Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat 40971 US Navy Eniwetok-Stickell Naval Advanced Base w/o
9 Aug 1944 Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat 41069 US Navy Eniwetok-Stickell Naval Advanced Base w/o
9 Aug 1944 Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat 41472 US Navy Eniwetok-Stickell Naval Advanced Base w/o
24 Aug 1944 Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat JV203 1840 Sqn Royal Navy 1 near Alta w/o
6 Sep 1944 Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat 58713 US Navy 1 Yap Island w/o
6 Sep 1944 Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat 58471 US Navy 1 Yap Island w/o
11 Sep 1944 Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat 41497 US Navy 1 over Cape Cod Bay w/o
12 Sep 1944 Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat US Navy 0 Apit Island, Leyte w/o
27 Sep 1944 Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat 66033 US Navy w/o
27 Sep 1944 Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat 41704 US Navy w/o
30 Sep 1944 Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat 42782 US Navy 0 125 Miles southeast of Nantucket, Massachusetts w/o
9 Oct 1944 Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat 25724 US Navy w/o
9 Oct 1944 Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat 70948 US Navy w/o
12 Oct 1944 Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat 58506 US Navy w/o
12 Oct 1944 Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat 58085 US Navy w/o
14 Oct 1944 Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat 58143 US Navy w/o
15 Oct 1944 Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat 41638 US Navy w/o
19 Oct 1944 Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat 70826 US Navy 1+1 Preston, Connecticut w/o
19 Oct 1944 Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat 70519 US Navy 1+1 Preston, Connecticut w/o
19 Oct 1944 Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat 70196 US Navy w/o
27 Oct 1944 Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat 70434 US Navy w/o
27 Oct 1944 Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat 70533 US Navy w/o
28 Oct 1944 Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat 71077 US Navy w/o
29 Oct 1944 Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat 42394 US Navy w/o
29 Oct 1944 Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat 42692 US Navy w/o
29 Oct 1944 Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat 70071 US Navy w/o
5 Nov 1944 Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat 70380 US Navy w/o
5 Nov 1944 Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat 70399 US Navy w/o
5 Nov 1944 Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat 58873 US Navy w/o
14 Nov 1944 Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat 43112 US Navy w/o
14 Nov 1944 Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat 58129 US Navy w/o
25 Nov 1944 Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat 58673 US Navy w/o
10 Dec 1944 Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat 58164 VF-88 US Navy 1+1 Atlantic Ocean near Nantucket Massachusetts mis
10 Dec 1944 Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat 58277 VF-88 US Navy 1+1 Atlantic Ocean near Nantucket Massachusetts mis
14 Dec 1944 Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat 58540 US Navy w/o
3 Jan 1945 Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat 71065 US Navy w/o
4 Jan 1945 Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat 71441 VF-44 US Navy 0 near Kobi airfield (now Huwei) w/o
5 Jan 1945 Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat 25910 US Navy 0 Lake Michigan w/o
7 Jan 1945 Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat 58323 US Navy w/o
7 Jan 1945 Grumman F6F-5N Hellcat 71465 US Navy w/o
9 Jan 1945 Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat 70627 US Navy w/o
9 Jan 1945 Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat 58316 US Navy w/o
15 Jan 1945 Grumman F6F-5N Hellcat 71813 VF-80, US Navy 0 South China Sea w/o
21 Jan 1945 Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat 70167 US Navy w/o
25 Jan 1945 Grumman Hellcat Mk II JW894 1840 Sqn FAA RN 1 In the Red Sea mis
2 Feb 1945 Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat 08939 VF-OTU US Navy 1 nineteen miles off Daytona Beach, Florida w/o
16 Feb 1945 Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat 70962 US Navy w/o
16 Feb 1945 Grumman F6F-5N Hellcat 72554 US Navy w/o
16 Feb 1945 Grumman F6F-5N Hellcat 72710 US Navy w/o
17 Feb 1945 Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat 72301 United States Navy 1 Off Aquinnah, MA mis
1 Mar 1945 Grumman F6F-5N Hellcat 72035 US Navy w/o
1 Mar 1945 Grumman F6F-5N Hellcat 72681 US Navy w/o
1 Mar 1945 Grumman F6F-5N Hellcat 72259 US Navy w/o
20 Mar 1945 Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat 41872 US Navy w/o
7 Apr 1945 Grumman F6F Hellcat unknown U.S. Navy 1 off Martha’s Vineyard, MA w/o
19 Apr 1945 Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat 41106 US Navy w/o
19 Apr 1945 Grumman F6F-5N Hellcat 71619 US Navy w/o

acc. date	type	reg.	operator	fat.	location	dmg
14 Apr 1943	Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat	04892	US Navy (USN)	1+1	Norfolk, VA	w/o
14 Apr 1943	Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat	04888	US Navy (USN)	1+1	Norfolk, VA	w/o
30 Jun 1943	Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat	04784	US Navy			w/o
13 Jul 1943	Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat	25776	US Navy			w/o
13 Jul 1943	Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat	25744	US Navy			w/o
16 Jul 1943	Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat	25848	US Navy			w/o
19 Sep 1943	Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat	26047	US Navy			w/o
5 Oct 1943	Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat	25889	US Navy			w/o
1 Nov 1943	Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat	66021	US Navy	1	Bonis	w/o
24 Nov 1943	Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat	66101	US Navy	0	near Makin Atoll	w/o
30 Nov 1943	Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat	66214	US Navy	0	Barrett Dam, California	w/o
30 Nov 1943	Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat	66161	US Navy	1	Barrett Dam, California	w/o
3 Dec 1943	Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat	66177	VF-1, US Navy	0	Hawkins Field, Betio Island, Tarawa	w/o
8 Dec 1943	Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat	26088	US Navy	1	Nauru	w/o
1 Jan 1944	Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat	66015	VF-18 US Navy	1	Solomon Sea	w/o
12 Jan 1944	Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat	66237	US Navy			w/o
31 Jan 1944	Grumman Hellcat Mk I	FN410	Fleet Air Arm Royal Navy (FAA RN)	1	Knocknolly, Martinatown, nr Ballymena, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland	w/o
18 Feb 1944	Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat	41834	US Navy (USN)	0	Barbers Point NAS, HI (NAX)	unk
11 Apr 1944	Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat	26109	VF-37 US Navy	1	Off Espiritu Santo Island	w/o
11 Apr 1944	Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat	42159	VF-21 US Navy	1	Pacific Ocean, off San Diego	w/o
22 Apr 1944	Grumman Hellcat Mk 1	FN394	Fleet Air Arm Royal Navy (FAA RN)	1	Skerry West, Northern Ireland	w/o
23 Apr 1944	Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat	40254	VF-31 US Navy	0	Off New Guinea	w/o
28 Apr 1944	Grumman Hellcat Mk 1	FN390	Fleet Air Arm Royal Navy (FAA RN)	1	Loughmagarry, Northern Ireland	w/o
3 May 1944	Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat	40909	US Navy	0	Charlestown Naval Auxiliary Air Field	w/o
9 Jun 1944	Grumman Hellcat Mk 1	FN404	1840 Sqn FAA RN	1	Southeast of the Isle of Arran, Mull of Kintyre	w/o
12 Jun 1944	Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat	42489	U.S. Navy	0	Naval Auxiliary Air Field Ayer, MA	min
4 Jul 1944	Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat	43041	US Navy	1	Iwo Jima	w/o
4 Jul 1944	Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat	JV146	Royal Navy, Fleet Air Arm 800 Sqn.	1	near Thompson's Farm, Greyabbey, Co. Down	w/o
10 Jul 1944	Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat	26333	U.S. Navy	0	Ayer Navy Auxiliary Air Field	w/o
18 Jul 1944	Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat	42732	US Navy			w/o
9 Aug 1944	Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat	41530	US Navy		Eniwetok-Stickell Naval Advanced Base	w/o
9 Aug 1944	Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat	41691	US Navy		Eniwetok-Stickell Naval Advanced Base	w/o
9 Aug 1944	Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat	41903	US Navy		Eniwetok-Stickell Naval Advanced Base	w/o
9 Aug 1944	Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat	42181	US Navy		Eniwetok-Stickell Naval Advanced Base	w/o
9 Aug 1944	Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat	25934	US Navy		Eniwetok-Stickell Naval Advanced Base	w/o
9 Aug 1944	Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat	40013	US Navy		Eniwetok-Stickell Naval Advanced Base	w/o
9 Aug 1944	Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat	42393	US Navy		Eniwetok-Stickell Naval Advanced Base	w/o
9 Aug 1944	Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat	42537	US Navy		Eniwetok-Stickell Naval Advanced Base	w/o
9 Aug 1944	Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat	43102	US Navy		Eniwetok-Stickell Naval Advanced Base	w/o
9 Aug 1944	Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat	25862	US Navy		Eniwetok-Stickell Naval Advanced Base	w/o
9 Aug 1944	Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat	25897	US Navy		Eniwetok-Stickell Naval Advanced Base	w/o
9 Aug 1944	Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat	40631	US Navy		Eniwetok-Stickell Naval Advanced Base	w/o
9 Aug 1944	Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat	40713	US Navy		Eniwetok-Stickell Naval Advanced Base	w/o
9 Aug 1944	Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat	40971	US Navy		Eniwetok-Stickell Naval Advanced Base	w/o
9 Aug 1944	Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat	41069	US Navy		Eniwetok-Stickell Naval Advanced Base	w/o
9 Aug 1944	Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat	41472	US Navy		Eniwetok-Stickell Naval Advanced Base	w/o
24 Aug 1944	Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat	JV203	1840 Sqn Royal Navy	1	near Alta	w/o
6 Sep 1944	Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat	58713	US Navy	1	Yap Island	w/o
6 Sep 1944	Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat	58471	US Navy	1	Yap Island	w/o
11 Sep 1944	Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat	41497	US Navy	1	over Cape Cod Bay	w/o
12 Sep 1944	Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat		US Navy	0	Apit Island, Leyte	w/o
27 Sep 1944	Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat	66033	US Navy			w/o
27 Sep 1944	Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat	41704	US Navy			w/o
30 Sep 1944	Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat	42782	US Navy	0	125 Miles southeast of Nantucket, Massachusetts	w/o
9 Oct 1944	Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat	25724	US Navy			w/o
9 Oct 1944	Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat	70948	US Navy			w/o
12 Oct 1944	Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat	58506	US Navy			w/o
12 Oct 1944	Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat	58085	US Navy			w/o
14 Oct 1944	Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat	58143	US Navy			w/o
15 Oct 1944	Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat	41638	US Navy			w/o
19 Oct 1944	Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat	70826	US Navy	1+1	Preston, Connecticut	w/o
19 Oct 1944	Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat	70519	US Navy	1+1	Preston, Connecticut	w/o
19 Oct 1944	Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat	70196	US Navy			w/o
27 Oct 1944	Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat	70434	US Navy			w/o
27 Oct 1944	Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat	70533	US Navy			w/o
28 Oct 1944	Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat	71077	US Navy			w/o
29 Oct 1944	Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat	42394	US Navy			w/o
29 Oct 1944	Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat	42692	US Navy			w/o
29 Oct 1944	Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat	70071	US Navy			w/o
5 Nov 1944	Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat	70380	US Navy			w/o
5 Nov 1944	Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat	70399	US Navy			w/o
5 Nov 1944	Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat	58873	US Navy			w/o
14 Nov 1944	Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat	43112	US Navy			w/o
14 Nov 1944	Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat	58129	US Navy			w/o
25 Nov 1944	Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat	58673	US Navy			w/o
10 Dec 1944	Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat	58164	VF-88 US Navy	1+1	Atlantic Ocean near Nantucket Massachusetts	mis
10 Dec 1944	Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat	58277	VF-88 US Navy	1+1	Atlantic Ocean near Nantucket Massachusetts	mis
14 Dec 1944	Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat	58540	US Navy			w/o
3 Jan 1945	Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat	71065	US Navy			w/o
4 Jan 1945	Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat	71441	VF-44 US Navy	0	near Kobi airfield (now Huwei)	w/o
5 Jan 1945	Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat	25910	US Navy	0	Lake Michigan	w/o
7 Jan 1945	Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat	58323	US Navy			w/o
7 Jan 1945	Grumman F6F-5N Hellcat	71465	US Navy			w/o
9 Jan 1945	Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat	70627	US Navy			w/o
9 Jan 1945	Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat	58316	US Navy			w/o
15 Jan 1945	Grumman F6F-5N Hellcat	71813	VF-80, US Navy	0	South China Sea	w/o
21 Jan 1945	Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat	70167	US Navy			w/o
25 Jan 1945	Grumman Hellcat Mk II	JW894	1840 Sqn FAA RN	1	In the Red Sea	mis
2 Feb 1945	Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat	08939	VF-OTU US Navy	1	nineteen miles off Daytona Beach, Florida	w/o
16 Feb 1945	Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat	70962	US Navy			w/o
16 Feb 1945	Grumman F6F-5N Hellcat	72554	US Navy			w/o
16 Feb 1945	Grumman F6F-5N Hellcat	72710	US Navy			w/o
17 Feb 1945	Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat	72301	United States Navy	1	Off Aquinnah, MA	mis
1 Mar 1945	Grumman F6F-5N Hellcat	72035	US Navy			w/o
1 Mar 1945	Grumman F6F-5N Hellcat	72681	US Navy			w/o
1 Mar 1945	Grumman F6F-5N Hellcat	72259	US Navy			w/o
20 Mar 1945	Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat	41872	US Navy			w/o
7 Apr 1945	Grumman F6F Hellcat	unknown	U.S. Navy	1	off Martha’s Vineyard, MA	w/o
19 Apr 1945	Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat	41106	US Navy			w/o
19 Apr 1945	Grumman F6F-5N Hellcat	71619	US Navy			w/o