Hobby Master 1/32 Premium Collection Air Power Series, HA0303, F6F-3 Hellcat "White 17" of VF-27, Lt. Richard E. Stambook USS Princeton, October 1944.
In 1944 Grumman Hellcat F6F-3 “White 17” belonged to
VF-27’s Lt. Richard “Dick” Stambook on board
the USS Princeton. Before VF-27, Stambook served with VS-3 flying a Dauntless,
VF-3 and VF-6 piloting
Wildcats.
His best day was June 19, 1944, while flying “White 17” Dick brought down 3 Japanese aircraft. On
October 18, 1944 Stambook scored his tenth and final victory, a Kawasaki Ki-45 Nick.
Six days
later Stambook was lucky to be alive when the USS Princeton was destroyed and he had to swim to
safety.
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