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Grumman Hellcats of 804 NAS aboard HMS Empress May 1945 off Colombo Ceylon

Grumman Hellcat Fighters of HMS Empress

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Grumman Hellcat Fighters of HMS Empress

HMS Empress operated Grumman Hellcats:

  • 804 NAS from April 1945 to June 1945
  • 896 NAS from July 1945 to December 1945
The 4 pilots of a Section of a Hellcat fighters of HMS Empress, just after they had landed after attacking and shooting down a Japanese Oscar
The 4 pilots of a Section of a Hellcat fighters of HMS Empress, just after they had landed after attacking and shooting down a Japanese Oscar
Grumman Hellcats on HMS Empress May 1945
Grumman Hellcats on HMS Empress May 1945
Catapulting a Grumman Hellcat on his mission of bombing and strafing a Japanese aerodrome in the Andaman Islands May 1945 HMS Empress
Catapulting a Grumman Hellcat on his mission of bombing and strafing a Japanese aerodrome in the Andaman Islands May 1945 HMS Empress
Hellcats fitted with long-range tanks, just about to be catapulted off HMS Empress March 1945
Hellcats fitted with long-range tanks, just about to be catapulted off HMS Empress March 1945
Hellcat JX688 of 896 Squadron attached to the catapult aboard Empress in 1945
Hellcat JX688 of 896 Squadron attached to the catapult aboard Empress in 1945
Grumman Hellcat crashed on HMS Empress
Grumman Hellcat crashed on HMS Empress