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To: Syntyr

I really like the F6F Gruman Hellcat. What a flying battle ship. My dad was in a B-17 durning the war.


19 posted on 11/14/2009 4:49:52 PM PST by 70th Division (I love my country but fear my government!)
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To: 70th Division

Hellcats were much more reliable than the Corsairs.


25 posted on 11/14/2009 5:22:04 PM PST by TweetEBird007
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To: 70th Division

If I’m not mistaken, the Hellcats racked up a much higher total kills than the Corsairs. It’s kill numbers ranked right up there near the top with any of our fighters in WW2.

My Dad too, he was in the Leyte invasion of the Philippines. He died last year.


30 posted on 11/14/2009 6:38:40 PM PST by sasportas
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