{"product_id":"hobby-master-f6f-hellcat-ha0304","title":"Hobby Master HA0304 1:32 F6F-5N Hellcat","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn 1942-43 the F4U program was bogged down with delays and the USN needed a top notched \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ecarrier-based fighter. The Grumman F6F-5 was exactly what they were looking for with the first \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eproduction model flying in October 1942 and 12,274 Hellcats built by the end of the war. In terms \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eof size, the Hellcat was the second largest single engine fighter of the war, being just slightly \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003esmaller than the Republic P-47 \"Thunderbolt\".\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn 1943 while flying with VMF-121 Major Bruce Porter shot down three Zeros. On May 22, 1945 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePorter joined VMF(N)-542 on Okinawa as the new CO. His F6F-5N belonged to the former CO \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand wore a red heart and white “Millie Lou”. Porter replaced this with a bottle of Schenley’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewhiskey and “Black Death” written in white above it on the lower right cowling. On June 15, 1945 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePorter became an Ace when he downed a Kawasaki Ki-45 Nick and a G4M Betty bomber \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ecarrying a Baka Flying bomb.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHobby Master 1:32 F6F-5N Hellcat HA0304\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFolding wings\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOptional see-through cowling\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRotating metal propeller\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSliding canopy        \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInterchangeable undercarriage\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRolling wheels        \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRemovable center-line fuel tank\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2 Bombs under fuselage, one on each side of fuel tank\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e6 Rockets, 3 under each wing        \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRealistic looking pilot\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Hobby Master","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43007530696931,"sku":"6385","price":249.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0632\/5000\/6243\/products\/hobby-master-ha0304-132-f6f-5n-hellcat-572396.jpg?v=1738274792","url":"https:\/\/www.mtsaviationmodels.com\/de\/products\/hobby-master-f6f-hellcat-ha0304","provider":"MTS Aviation Models","version":"1.0","type":"link"}