The Hangar Sep 3, 2026Commander David McCampbell, the Grumman F6F Hellcat, and the Single Mission That Made America's Deadliest Naval AviatorOn October 24, 1944, Commander David McCampbell and one wingman intercepted 60 Japanese aircraft over the Philippine Sea, producing the most lethal single aerial mission in U.S. naval history.Taildragger
The Hangar Aug 24, 2026The Grumman F6F Hellcat, the Ace Maker Built to Kill the Zero, and the Ironworks Fighter That Won the Pacific in Nineteen MonthsThe Grumman F6F Hellcat downed over 5,000 enemy aircraft in the Pacific with a 19-to-1 kill ratio, built to beat the Zero.Taildragger
The Hangar Jun 19, 2026The Great Marianas Turkey Shoot and the June nineteenth, nineteen forty-four day the Hellcats broke Japanese naval air powerOn June 19, 1944, U.S. Hellcats destroyed roughly 350 Japanese aircraft over the Philippine Sea, ending Japanese naval air power for good.Taildragger
The Hangar Jun 5, 2026Butch Voris and the four Hellcats that became the Blue Angels in nineteen forty-sixHow Butch Voris and four combat-veteran Hellcat pilots created the Blue Angels in 1946 to save naval aviation.Taildragger