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F6 Hellcats

F6 Hellcats are assembled on Grumman's Bethpage production floor in 1944. By May of that year, 12,275 had been built.

F6 Hellcats are assembled on Grumman's Bethpage production floor in 1944. By May of that year, 12,275 had been built.

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