The wreckage is what remains of an F6F-5 Hellcat flown by Ens. Joseph E. Cox from Idaho during his final mission of WWII. In the early afternoon of September 6, 1944, Joseph and thirty-four fellow US fighter pilots ascended from the flight decks of the carriers USS Enterprises, USS Franklin and USS San Jacinto to conduct a fighter sweep of the already battered island of Yap.
The Grumman F6F Hellcat was a fighter aircraft descended from the earlier F4F Wildcat fighters. The Hellcat and the F4U Corsair were the primary US Navy carrier fighters in the second half of WWII. The Hellcat proved to be the most successful aircraft in naval history destroying 5,171 enemy aircraft.
12 Mar 17:01
tigress
Interesting subject. Dark corners up top and the halo across the trees, plane and building detract from it though.
12 Mar 17:58
mlibrescu
The angle of the shot with the building and trees behind make it difficult to undestand what we're looking at.
13 Mar 10:28
iphonefarmer
The history is great but I have to agree with the others.
25 Mar 21:11
akira
Thats a very interesting story about this. Perfect work.
The wreckage is what remains of an F6F-5 Hellcat flown by Ens. Joseph E. Cox from Idaho during his final mission of WWII. In the early afternoon of September 6, 1944, Joseph and thirty-four fellow US fighter pilots ascended from the flight decks of the carriers USS Enterprises, USS Franklin and USS San Jacinto to conduct a fighter sweep of the already battered island of Yap. The Grumman F6F Hellcat was a fighter aircraft descended from the earlier F4F Wildcat fighters. The Hellcat and the F4U Corsair were the primary US Navy carrier fighters in the second half of WWII. The Hellcat proved to be the most successful aircraft in naval history destroying 5,171 enemy aircraft.
Interesting subject. Dark corners up top and the halo across the trees, plane and building detract from it though.
The angle of the shot with the building and trees behind make it difficult to undestand what we're looking at.
The history is great but I have to agree with the others.
Thats a very interesting story about this. Perfect work.