Today, when people look back at the Pacific theatre, there are two American fighter aircraft which are often remembered together . Those are; the Vought F4U Corsair, and the Grumman F6F Hellcat.

While the Republic P-47 Thunderbolt was the heaviest single-engine fighter plane of the war ... for high-altitude flying. The Grumman F6F Hellcat could be ranked among the top aircrafts; however ...

For the company’s fourth Navy fighter, sandwiched between the successful F4F Wildcat and F6F Hellcat ... “The name ‘Grumman’ on a plane or part has the same meaning to the Navy that ...