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Surplus F6F Hellcats painted in bright colors for use as instrument drones during the Operation Crossroads atomic bomb tests at Bikini Atoll, 1946.PBY-5A Catalina and F6F Hellcat on the pad at Naval Air Station Alameda, California, United States, 1947. Note that the Hellcat’s engine has been removed.SB2C-5 Helldiver and F6F-5 Hellcat aircraft on the flight deck of Arromanches, off French Indochina in the Gulf of Tonkin, circa 1951; note HO3S helicopter in flightFrench carrier La Fayette arriving in France, 11 Sep 1951; note F6F-5, F6F-5N, and TBM-3E aircraft on flight deck; seen in Nov 1951 issue of US Navy Naval Aviation News
Surplus F6F Hellcats painted in bright colors for use as instrument drones during the Operation Crossroads atomic bomb tests at Bikini Atoll, 1946.PBY-5A Catalina and F6F Hellcat on the pad at Naval Air Station Alameda, California, United States, 1947. Note that the Hellcat’s engine has been removed.SB2C-5 Helldiver and F6F-5 Hellcat aircraft on the flight deck of Arromanches, off French Indochina in the Gulf of Tonkin, circa 1951; note HO3S helicopter in flightFrench carrier La Fayette arriving in France, 11 Sep 1951; note F6F-5, F6F-5N, and TBM-3E aircraft on flight deck; seen in Nov 1951 issue of US Navy Naval Aviation News
Roland Toutain entertaining French sailors aboard Arromanches, Ha Long Bay, French Indochina, 1952US Navy P4Y1P Liberator, SNB-2P, F4U-5P Corsair, F6F-5P Hellcat, F8F-2P Bearcat, F9F-5P Panther, and F2H-2P Banshee aircraft in flight, circa 1952; seen in Aug 1952 issue of US Navy publication Naval Aviation NewsF6F-5 Hellcat fighter of Escadrille 1F landing on French carrier Arromanches, off French Indochina in the Gulf of Tonkin, circa 1953Arromanches underway off French Indochina in the Gulf of Tonkin, Jan 1954; note F6F-5 Hellcat and SB2C-5 Helldiver aircraft on the flight deck
Roland Toutain entertaining French sailors aboard Arromanches, Ha Long Bay, French Indochina, 1952US Navy P4Y1P Liberator, SNB-2P, F4U-5P Corsair, F6F-5P Hellcat, F8F-2P Bearcat, F9F-5P Panther, and F2H-2P Banshee aircraft in flight, circa 1952; seen in Aug 1952 issue of US Navy publication Naval Aviation NewsF6F-5 Hellcat fighter of Escadrille 1F landing on French carrier Arromanches, off French Indochina in the Gulf of Tonkin, circa 1953Arromanches underway off French Indochina in the Gulf of Tonkin, Jan 1954; note F6F-5 Hellcat and SB2C-5 Helldiver aircraft on the flight deck
B-29 Superfortress bomber Enola Gay and F6F-3 Hellcat fighter on display at the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum Udvar-Hazy Center, Chantilly, Virginia, United States, 26 Apr 2009F6F-3 Hellcat fighter on display at the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum Udvar-Hazy Center, Chantilly, Virginia, United States, 26 Apr 2009, photo 1 of 4F6F-3 Hellcat fighter on display at the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum Udvar-Hazy Center, Chantilly, Virginia, United States, 26 Apr 2009, photo 2 of 4; note B-29 bomber Enola Gay in backgroundF6F-3 Hellcat fighter on display at the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum Udvar-Hazy Center, Chantilly, Virginia, United States, 26 Apr 2009, photo 3 of 4
B-29 Superfortress bomber Enola Gay and F6F-3 Hellcat fighter on display at the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum Udvar-Hazy Center, Chantilly, Virginia, United States, 26 Apr 2009F6F-3 Hellcat fighter on display at the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum Udvar-Hazy Center, Chantilly, Virginia, United States, 26 Apr 2009, photo 1 of 4F6F-3 Hellcat fighter on display at the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum Udvar-Hazy Center, Chantilly, Virginia, United States, 26 Apr 2009, photo 2 of 4; note B-29 bomber Enola Gay in backgroundF6F-3 Hellcat fighter on display at the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum Udvar-Hazy Center, Chantilly, Virginia, United States, 26 Apr 2009, photo 3 of 4
F6F-3 Hellcat fighter on display at the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum Udvar-Hazy Center, Chantilly, Virginia, United States, 26 Apr 2009, photo 4 of 4
F6F-3 Hellcat fighter on display at the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum Udvar-Hazy Center, Chantilly, Virginia, United States, 26 Apr 2009, photo 4 of 4

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