Grumman Hellcat Mk.I - Fleet Air Arm
HB80360
HOBBY BOSS
1:48
It was a completely new design powered by a 2,000 hp Pratt & Whitney R-2800 engine.
The Hellcat was the first US Navy fighter aircraft designed to incorporate lessons learned from combat against the Japanese Zero.
It proved to be the most successful aircraft in naval history, shooting down 5,271 aircraft while in service with the US Navy and US Marine Corps.
Over 1,260 were also operated by the Fleet Air Arm of the Royal Navy in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
Plastic model kit
Scale 1:48
unuilt / unpainted
Paint and glue not included
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