Alameda in Alameda County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Grumman F6F Hellcat

Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, February 2, 2022

1. Grumman F6F Hellcat Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

The Grumman F6F Hellcat is an American carrier-based fighter aircraft of World War II. It was the United States Navy's dominant fighter in the second half of the Pacific War. It's first flight was 26 June 1942. 12,275 planes were produced between 1942-1945 Primary users included the United States Navy, the United States Marine Corps, the Royal Navy and the French Navy. Postwar, the Hellcat was phased out of frontline service but it remained in service until 1954 as a night fighter.

Erected 2022.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • War, World II. A significant historical date for this entry is June 26, 1942.

Location. 37° 46.825′ N, 122° 17.992′ W. Marker is in Alameda, California, in Alameda County. Marker can be reached from Ferry Point Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Alameda CA 94501, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Vought A-7A Corvair II (within shouting distance of this marker); Grumman J2F Duck (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Douglas SBD Dauntless (about 400 feet away); Alameda: Bay Area Aviation Center

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(approx. ¼ mile away); Pan Am China Clipper (approx. half a mile away); Alameda Terminus of the 1st Transcontinental Railroad (approx. half a mile away); The Jimmy Doolittle Pier – Alameda Naval Air Station (approx. 0.6 miles away); A Working Waterfront (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Alameda.

More about this marker. The marker is the northernmost of 5 airplane-related markers at the newly opened (February 2022) park at the shoreline of the former Alameda Naval Air Station.

Also see . . . Grumman F6F Hellcat (Wikipedia).

"The Grumman F6F Hellcat is an American carrier-based fighter aircraft of World War II. Designed to replace the earlier F4F Wildcat and to counter the Japanese Mitsubishi A6M Zero, it was the United States Navy's dominant fighter in the second half of the Pacific War....The F6F made its combat debut in September 1943, and was best known for its role as a rugged, well-designed carrier fighter, which was able to outperform the A6M Zero and help secure air superiority over the Pacific theater. In total, 12,275 were built in just over two years....Hellcats were credited with destroying a total of 5,223 enemy aircraft while in service with the U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps, and Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm. This was more than any other Allied naval aircraft. After the war,
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, February 2, 2022

2. Grumman F6F Hellcat Marker - wide view
The marker is visible here mounted to a low aluminum column in the center of the picture, just past the yellow outline of a Hellcat. The aircraft carrier USS Hornet is visible in the background.
Hellcats were phased out of front-line service in the US, but radar-equipped F6F-5Ns remained in service as late as 1954 as night fighters."

(Submitted on February 3, 2022.)

<i>A U.S. Navy Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat of Fighter Squadron 1 (VF-1) in flight...(USA)</i> image. Click for full size.

United States Navy (via Wikimedia Commons), 1943

3. A U.S. Navy Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat of Fighter Squadron 1 (VF-1) in flight...(USA)

Credits. This page was last revised on February 3, 2022. It was originally submitted on February 3, 2022, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 212 times since then and 44 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 3, 2022, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. 3. submitted on February 3, 2022.