THE F6F HELLCAT [Main Title]

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Object description

United States Navy aircraft recognition film.

Full description

Grumman F6F Hellcat carrier fighter is shown in flight over and superimposed diagrams on frozen frames highlight its salient features from different angles. Plane flies over land and coastal region and demonstrates its manoeuvrability in a final sequence.

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35mm

Object details

Category: Film
Related period: Second World War (content)
Creator: Chief of Naval Operations (Production sponsor)
Pathescope-Ideal Productions (Production company)
Bureau of Aeronautics (Production individual)
Production date: 1944
Place made: United States of America
Dimensions: whole: Number Of Items/reels/tapes 1
Catalogue number: RMY 13-11

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