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Jim,

My dad was a WWII Hellcat pilot, off the Essex.

The bike cost more than the bird!

 

"By the end of 1942 Grumman had produced ten complete F6Fs: in the next twelve months the Navy accepted 2,547 Hellcats. At its peak, Grumman was producing more than 600 Hellcats a month. Unit cost for the F6F, less government supplied equipment (primarily engine, prop, armament, radio) was initially $50,000, dropping to $35,000 by the end of the production run." 12,272 Hellcats were produced.

 

Mike G

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Jim,

My dad was a WWII Hellcat pilot, off the Essex.

The bike cost more than the bird!

 

"By the end of 1942 Grumman had produced ten complete F6Fs: in the next twelve months the Navy accepted 2,547 Hellcats. At its peak, Grumman was producing more than 600 Hellcats a month. Unit cost for the F6F, less government supplied equipment (primarily engine, prop, armament, radio) was initially $50,000, dropping to $35,000 by the end of the production run." 12,272 Hellcats were produced.

 

Mike G

 

Your dad was a great man in my eyes and a true patriot. Thanks, Mike, for that info.

 

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