Original U.S. WWII Grumman F6F Hellcat Factory Model in Period “Glass Dome” Display No Return including the XIIth

including the XIIth

All brass fitted

flew B-17s from Thorpe Abbotts

Complete with Metropolitan helmet badge and chin strap

and the correct proof marks are present on the various components

Original U.S. WWII Grumman F6F Hellcat Factory Model in Period “Glass Dome” Display No Return including the XIIthOriginal Item. One of a Kind. 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. In gaining that role, it prevailed over its faster competitor, the Vought F4U Corsair, which initially had problems with visibility and carrier landings.