Friday, May 29, 2015

Final product photos HA1117 F6F-5 Hellcat White 99.

Hobby Master 1/72 Air Power Series HA1117 Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat White 99, USS Lexington, November 1944.

There are actually two Grumman F6F-5 “White 99”s with similar markings both belonged to T. High Winters. Winters was the original leader of VF-19 on USS Lexington and in September 1944 was promoted to Commander Air Group 19 and used the callsign “99 Mohawk”. 

The CAGs aircraft were inappropriately referred to as Hangar Lilies (always parked on the hangar deck) with the first one damaged by flak and pushed over board. On the second F6F-5 along with 8 victory markings; there was a flower painted forward of the windscreen.






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