"The Grumman F6F Hellcat was a carrier-based fighter aircraft developed to replace the earlier F4F Wildcat in United States Navy (USN) service. Although the F6F resembled the Wildcat, it was a completely new design powered by a 2,000 hp Pratt & Whitney R-2800. Some tagged it as the ""Wildcat's big brother"".[3] The Hellcat and the Vought F4U Corsair were the primary USN fighters during the second half of World War II.  1942   wem"
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