Added: Jul 7, 2008
From: GDHouston
Duration: 9:0
Story of The F6F "Hellcat." The USN's main fighter in 1941 was the F4F "Wildcat." The "Wildcat" had real difficulty tangling with the highly maneuverable A6M "Zero." The F6F was a great shock to the Japanese. With no armor or self sealing fuel tanks Japanese planes were blow out of the sky by this new powerful aircraftU.S.Navy US Navy Hellcat Aircraft Pacific Carrier World War II U.S.Navy US Navy Hellcat Aircraft Pacific Carrier World War II U.S.Navy US Navy Hellcat Aircraft Pacific Carrier World War II
Channel: Film
Tags: aircraft carrier dogfights f4f f6f harbor hawaii hellcat japan japanese navy pacific pearl two us usnavy war world
Rating: 4.79 (154 ratings) Views: 87067' favoriteCount='345 Comments: 119
SoldierofSorrow Says:
Jul 7, 2008 - those are fcking zeros those are judy dive bombers
pimpmytafel Says:
Jul 7, 2008 - I love these series!
EDScool12345 Says:
Jul 7, 2008 - I have a vid just like this but it was Il-2 Sturmovik, Dogfights= the best show on the history channel, nice vid
Sonic1564 Says:
Jul 7, 2008 - Nice Vid !cool!
highlander1745 Says:
Jul 7, 2008 - F6F. It's all about the turn radius. The Hellcat could outturn a Mustang with both at military power.And outturning means getting the other guy in your sights before he gets you in his.
highlander1745 Says:
Jul 7, 2008 - And the Finns were flying against...what? Biplanes.
highlander1745 Says:
Jul 7, 2008 - Ki-84s couldn't have stopped the atom bomb.
dlzpffl Says:
Jul 7, 2008 - i love dogfight
phatman4932 Says:
Jul 7, 2008 - my grandpa shot down a zero
mafaruli Says:
Jul 7, 2008 - only one? he's not an ace? ur grandpa is a hero!
driftkingz109 Says:
Jul 7, 2008 - why would the use divebombers to dogfight???
SoldierofSorrow Says:
Jul 7, 2008 - take a look at the a6m zero and d4f dive bomber and then take a look at the "suppose to be zeros" in this video
patrizzi23 Says:
Jul 7, 2008 - cool show
driftkingz109 Says:
Jul 7, 2008 - thats not what i meant i replied to some guy here cause he made a comment that those were judy dive bombers
SoldierofSorrow Says:
Jul 7, 2008 - lots of ppl think history channel is accurate but i just dont like to rely on them for info if u take a look at their animations the zero clearly doesnt have arrow wings, take a look at 3:35 that looks like an oscar to me
Dogmeat7 Says:
Jul 7, 2008 - not an oscar. oscars wings bend more up word. it's a Zero. remeber guys there's more then just 1 version of a zero.
SoldierofSorrow Says:
Jul 7, 2008 - kewl
Conroy1979 Says:
Jul 7, 2008 - I want to see new episodes of dog fights on history channel especially world war 2 dog fights
Jokerr6900 Says:
Jul 7, 2008 - the F6F Hellcat is not a dive bomber, it may have been used for that sometimes i think.. but its primary role was a carrier-based fighter plane, not dive bomber
driftkingz109 Says:
Jul 7, 2008 - i know its a fighter but i just replied to the guy that they were divebombers i didn't say they were divebombers
elli782 Says:
Jul 7, 2008 - Yea, im tired of seeing so many Vietna dogfights.
crash1996 Says:
Jul 7, 2008 - this is the best fighter of world war 2 i have this program recorded on my dvr it the best
Flighingace2 Says:
Jul 7, 2008 - the F6F Hell Cat was not a dive bomer.
Flighingace2 Says:
Jul 7, 2008 - your comment makes no sense
LITEBRITE65 Says:
Jul 7, 2008 - Informal survey:P-51 vs. F6F Hellcat in a dogfight. Both with ace drivers holding the sticks