Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat USS Saratoga VF-12 Relic Display
$200.00
Own an authentic piece of this historic F6F-3 Hellcat.
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Built in mid-1943, this Grumman F6F-3 (08974) was among the very first of the type to be sent to war, being assigned to the aircraft carrier USS Saratoga (CV-3) on August 2nd, 1943. While conducting flight operations off of New Caledonia on August 26th, this aircraft crashed and was written off. Its remains were recovered from Espiritu Santo in 1980, and returned to the United States in 2019.
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This aluminum fragment retains most of its well-preserved upper-surface Navy blue paint, and was part of the portside wing. It's combined with Ron Cole's original painting of this aircraft in flight, with her carrier, the Saratoga, in the distance. All are nicely presented in a black 11 x 17 inch frame - ready to hang.
'Doolittle Raid' B-25B Mitchell s/n 40-2270 'Whiskey Pete' (Aircraft Number 3) mission-flown relic display combining an authentic piece of this aircraft with original artwork and history, by Ron Cole. ...
'Doolittle Raid' B-25B Mitchell s/n 40-2270 'Whiskey Pete', by Ron Cole
$130.00
The Doolittle Raid, also known as the Tokyo Raid, on 18 April 1942, was an air raid by the United States on the Japanese capital Tokyo and other places on...
