Zero Killer - You need to watch this

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15 January 2007, 08:03

ireload2

Zero Killer - You need to watch this

Hellcat Ace #1

I will not give away the rest of the story.

Zero Killer

20 January 2007, 02:09

dustoffer

Another testimony to the Greatest Generation.

Salute!

An old pilot, not a bold pilot, aka "the pig murdering fool"

20 January 2007, 22:40

RuarkReader

Thanks for the reminder ireload2. The show was a repeat but I enjoyed watching it again. Did I hear correctly near the end of the program that the Hellcat had a 19:1 kill ratio - higher than any other aircraft in WW2?

Cheers.

"The appearance of the law most be upheld--especially while it's being broken." Boss Tweed

21 January 2007, 05:16

ireload2

RuarkReader,
Yes you heard correctly. I have read 19:1 several places. Much higher than the F4U's 11:1.

There are two others on youtube about the Wildcat.

02 February 2007, 10:51

medium

I was at the beach this last weekend with my family and caught a show on the history channel about the development and success of the Hellcat. (I'm sure everyone has seen it...I seem to be behind the times on these shows) Very interesting...I had no idea...I had always thought that the F4U and the P51 were better. They had some interesting interviews of pilots as well. Many a zero died to the Hellcat thinking they were fighting against the Wildcat.

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