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Flying Hellcats

Tue Jul 28, 2009 12:18 pm

Other than the three I can think of, Friedkin's, the CAF and the FHC are there any other airworthy Hellcats out there?

Tue Jul 28, 2009 12:33 pm

The FHC's H3LLCAT is not airworthy. Most of the elevatror actuating bellcranks and bracketry went to another F6F long before it was aquired by FHC-

Tue Jul 28, 2009 12:35 pm

Lone Star Flight's is airworthy.

Re: Flying Hellcats

Tue Jul 28, 2009 12:40 pm

Pat Carry wrote:Other than the three I can think of, Friedkin's, the CAF and the FHC are there any other airworthy Hellcats out there?

Yes, in the UK with TFC at Duxford.
There is also 2 other "airworthy" Hellcats with the Yanks Air Museum and the Palm Springs Air Museum but AFAIK they are not active flyers.

Tue Jul 28, 2009 7:40 pm

The Pond F6F may not fly often but it has been at the Planes of Fame airshow within the last 3 years.
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