F6F-3 BuNo 25910 was delivered new to VF-38 in July 1943. The squadron saw combat in the Solomon Islands in 1943 & 44 while being land based. After returning to the U.S. in 1944, 25910 was stationed at NAS San Diego and NAS Jacksonville. It was assigned to the Carrier Qualification Training Unit at NAS Glenview, IL. in December 1944. On 5 January 1945 while operating aboard USS Sable, 25910 went overboard after a landing, with the pilot recovered uninjured. The a/c was retrieved from the lake in November 2009, restored at the museum, and put on display in December 2013.

Photographer: Possibly Bo-Göran Lundkvist.

Visiting Hellcat at the 1999 Planes of Fame show

Marked as a F6F from VF-31 aboard USS Cabot. This a/c is now on display at the NAS Wildwood Aviation Museum in Lower Township, New Jersey.

Owned by Mr. P. Brucia at the time the slide was taken.

Ditched 1944-01-12 near San Diego. Recovered from 3,400' depth by the US Navy 9th October 1970

This aircraft ditched in the Pacific Ocean, near San Diego, CA on Jan. 12, 1944. It was recovered in 1970 after being discovered on the bottom by Lockheed Ocean Labs.' research submarine "Deep Quest". After being displayed at the Pima County Air Museum from 1974 to 1992, it was restored for static display at the National Museum of Naval Aviation, Pensacola, FL.

This F6F is on display at the National Naval Aviation Museum.

This Hellcat is currently under restoration at the super Yanks Air Museum.

Grumman Hellcat taking off from OLF Concord. This F6F was there one day in October 1943 when I was home on leave and hung out in the weeds with my Graflex.

Correctly painted serial Bu 41930, a wartime Hellcat was previously N6096C and had some experience at fire bombing and spraying using under wing tanks in civilian life. Still current as N30FH at the time of uploading.

Ex US Navy Hellcat BuAer 43014 under initial restoration at Miami International in 1970. This work was not completed and the aircraft is now (2015) stored at Polk City, Florida.