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

F6F Hellcat

Photographed by Joseph Alvarado, January 1, 2023

1. F6F Hellcat Marker

Inscription. Navy single engine fighter of World War II vintage
Crashed on landfill site in 1945
Engine recovered 1985

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Disasters • War, World II. A significant historical year for this entry is 1945.

Location. 38° 3.397′ N, 122° 30.859′ W. Memorial is in Novato, California, in Marin County. It is on Hanger Avenue near San Pablo Avenue, on the left when traveling north. The painted wood marker is above the recovered engine outside the Hamilton Field History Museum. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 555 Hangar Avenue, Novato CA 94949, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in California’s San Francisco Bay Area,

in the North Coast,

and specifically on the Coast Ranges.

It is also on the American Pacific Coast.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Ring of Fire,

in the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least

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8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Hamilton Field Aircraft Hangers (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); a different marker also named Hamilton Field Aircraft Hangers (about 400 feet away); a different marker also named Hamilton Field Aircraft Hangers (about 400 feet away); a different marker also named Hamilton Field Aircraft Hangers (about 500 feet away); a different marker also named Hamilton Field Aircraft Hangers (approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named Hamilton Field Aircraft Hangers (approx. ¼ mile away); a different marker also named Hamilton Field Aircraft Hangers (approx. ¼ mile away); Lloyd Andrews Hamilton (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Novato.

Also see . . . National Air and Space Museum: Grumman F6F-3K Hellcat.

"The Grumman F6F Hellcat was originally conceived as an advanced version of the U.S. Navy's then current front-line fighter, the F4F Wildcat (see NASM collection). The Wildcat's intended replacement, the Vought F4U Corsair (see NASM collection), first flown in 1940, was showing great promise, but development was
Photographed by Joseph Alvarado, January 1, 2023

2. F6F Hellcat Marker
slowed by problems, including the crash of the prototype."

(Submitted on January 10, 2023, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California.)

Recovered F6F Hellcat Engine image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Joseph Alvarado, January 1, 2023

3. Recovered F6F Hellcat Engine

Photographed by Joseph Alvarado, January 1, 2023

4. Recovered F6F Hellcat Engine

Hanilton Field History Museum image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Joseph Alvarado, January 1, 2023

5. Hanilton Field History Museum

Credits. This page was last revised on January 10, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 10, 2023, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California. This page has been viewed 248 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on January 10, 2023, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California.