1:72 scale diecast aircraft by Hobby Master Air Power Series HA1109. Grumman F6F Hellcat USN Blue Angels, #1. Limited Edition.

Model Features:

• Preassembled and Painted
• Historically Authentic Paint Scheme
• Accurate Panel Lines and Surface Details
• Diecast Metal Construction
• Pilot Included
• Display Stand Included
• Positionable Landing Gear
• Rotating Propeller
• 7" Wingspan
• 5.5" Length
• Made for Adult Collectors

When Lt. Cmdr. Roy Voris became the lead for the Naval Flight Demonstration Team he selected the F6F-5 as the team aircraft because this was the plane that made him a WWII Ace. To reduce weight the 3 Team F6F-5 aircraft were stripped of guns, ammunition boxes and any non-essential components. The paint scheme was an overall dark blue accented by the letters and number painted using gold-leaf paint. In 1954 the Blue Angels settled at NAS Pensacola, Florida where they remain to this day.

To keep the public interested in naval aviation Admiral Nimitz ordered the formation of a flight demonstration team. The first show took place in 1946 under the lead of Lt. Cmdr. Roy “Butch” Voris and flying the Grumman F6F Hellcat. Two months later the team transitioned to the Grumman F8F Bearcat. In 1947 Lt. Cmdr. Robert Clarke took over as team lead and introduced what has become the famous “Diamond Formation”. Before the end of the 1940’s the Blue Angels had advanced to their first jet.