72modeler Posted November 22, 2019 Share Posted November 22, 2019 (edited) I found this just now and thought it might be of interest, as it offers a good view of two F6F-3's aboard the Enterprise in 1944 with the external bomb pylon which could be fitted to the RH wing center section. I hope it is useful for modeling projects. Mike http://www.navsource.org/archives/02/020625.jpg I discovered this while looking for more photos of the -3 bomb rack; I was not aware that the Collings Foundation had this Hellcat and that she was a genuine F6F-3N! Can't wait to see the final result at an airshow! This was one well-traveled Hellcat! https://www.collingsfoundation.org/aircrafts/grumman-f6f-3n-hellcat/ Edited November 23, 2019 by 72modeler added link 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seahawk Posted November 23, 2019 Share Posted November 23, 2019 Thank you. When we had a discussion a while back on the evolution of Hellcat bomb capability, it was hard to find any photos of the single rack installation. It would be good to link your pictures to that thread but I couldn't find it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
72modeler Posted November 23, 2019 Author Share Posted November 23, 2019 1 hour ago, Seahawk said: When we had a discussion a while back on the evolution of Hellcat bomb capability, SH, I thought about adding my photo to that post, as I remembered we had a discussion about it, but I couldn't find it, either! Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackson Duvalier Posted November 24, 2019 Share Posted November 24, 2019 (edited) Hellcats seem to be thought of as a rather bland topic, you have your -3 with three (ahem, 4) colors and your -5 with one color. And that's mostly true if you ignore the variations within the "tri-color" pattern, the early two-color -3s, the post war drones and missile test birds, the night fighters, or the cannon armed variants. I'm not sure I'd seen one with a single rack under the right wing before. If anyone is interested in a night fighter Hellcat, the Dragon/Cyber Hobby F6F-3 kit released a few years ago looks to have a radar scope on the instrument panel suitable for a -3E or -3N. The windscreen is wrong for a -3 and there are no radar pods, but they put the scope in the right place! Edited November 24, 2019 by Jackson Duvalier Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grey Beema Posted November 24, 2019 Share Posted November 24, 2019 On 11/23/2019 at 2:30 PM, 72modeler said: SH, I thought about adding my photo to that post, as I remembered we had a discussion about it, but I couldn't find it, either! Mike This one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
72modeler Posted November 24, 2019 Author Share Posted November 24, 2019 Grey B, Yes, yes, yes- that's the one! Thanks for finding and posting it! I have saved it for future reference. Much obliged! Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pat d Posted November 25, 2019 Share Posted November 25, 2019 Couple of photos of the F6F-3 single bomb rack. NASM F6F-3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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