On March 18, 1945, Navy pilot Don McPherson flew his very first combat mission in an F6F Hellcat - straight into ... Air Force career Oldest US Aircraft Carrier Fills Pacific Power Gap With ...

However, problems with the Corsair’s carrier landings led to the aircraft being overshadowed; the Grumman F6F Hellcat came to be regarded as America’s most dominant carrier-based fighter.

The F6F Hellcat ... aircraft carrier USS Bunker Hill. After World War II, he continued his service as a U.S. Marine fighter pilot in two combat tours in Korea. Billy Watts and his Hellcat ...