The Grumman F6F Hellcat is an American carrier-based fighter aircraft of World War II. Designed to replace the earlier F4F Wildcat and to counter the Japanese Mitsubishi A6M Zero, it was the United States Navy's dominant fighter in the second half of the Pacific War, outdueling the faster Vought F4U Corsair, which had problems with carrier landings.

Powered by a 2,000 hp (1,500 kW) Pratt & Whitney R-2800 Double Wasp, the same powerplant used for both the Corsair and the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) Republic P-47 Thunderbolt fighters, the F6F was an entirely new design, but it still resembled the Wildcat in many ways. Some military observers tagged the Hellcat as the "Wildcat's big brother".

The F6F made its combat debut in September 1943, and was best known for its role as a rugged, well-designed carrier fighter, which was able to outperform the A6M Zero and help secure air superiority over the Pacific theater. A total of 12,275 were built in just over two years.

Hellcats were credited with destroying a total of 5,223 enemy aircraft while in service with the U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps, and Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm. This was more than any other Allied naval aircraft. Postwar, the Hellcat was phased out of front-line service, but remained in service as late as 1954 as a night fighter.

Kit Contents:

•  Plane model
•  Assembly instructions 
•  US aviation war with Japan, 72534 squadron USAF tactical number: 115 pilot: Donald McPrerson aircraft carrier USS essex Pacific 1945.
•  Adhesive for plastic models with a brush
•  US aviation war with Japan, VF-12 squadron USAF tactical number: 9 pilot: Hamilton McWhorter aircraft carrier USS Randolph Pacific 1945.
•  French Aviation 1F French Navy squadron tactical number: 1F7 Indo-China 1951.
•  Uruguay Air Force 1F squadron Uruguay Air Force tactical number: A-401 Uruguay 1945.
•  Japanese aviation aircraft captured by Japan Air Force tactical number: E-801 Okinawa 1945.
•  British aviation squadron RAF Air Force tactical number: C7B aircraft carrier: HMS EMPEROR Ceylan Turkey 1945.
•  Great Britain Aviation 896 SQ. squadron RAF Air Force tactical number: C7J aircraft carrier: HMS EMPEROR January 1945