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【Hellcat@USS Boxer】F6F-5K "Bomb cat"

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38 3 September, 15:15
Bozo
Hello Midway,

Unknow and Interesting machine. Thanks for sharing.

BR
 5 September, 09:54
Neuling
Very good work! Greetings to Donald!
 19 September, 08:39
Łukasz Gliński
Very neat 👍
 20 October, 11:54
Robert Podkoński
Fantastic job!
 24 October, 14:21

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The Grumman F6F-5K Hellcat Drone loaded with 1,000lb bomb used as air-to-surface air missile, USS Boxer(CV-21),2 Sep. 1952,Korean War.

The F6F-5K's carried a TV camera pod under the right wing with a AD Skyraider controlling aircraft receiving the TV image sending it to the target. out of the six sent one hit a target, four missed and one aborted.

The build is Acadmey 1/72 F6F-5, and the TV pod is a modified torpedo from TBM, the antenna comes from thin wire.

I expect to be able to finish production soon.

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1:72 Grumman F6F-3/5 Hellcat (Academy 2121)1:48 U.S. WWII Armament (Academy 12291)

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