| Aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Registration / Serial: | 41834 |
| Military Code: | 37 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Grumman F6F Hellcat (G-50) |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Grumman F6F Hellcat |
| Aircraft Version: | Grumman F6F-3K Hellcat |
| C/n (msn): | A-3100 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Navy |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Washington - Dulles InternationalMap |
| Region / Country: | Virginia, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KIAD IATA: IAD Local: IAD Other: - |
| Collection: | National Air and Space Museum (Smithsonian) - Udvar-Hazy Center |
| Photo Date: | 5 June 2016 |
| Photo by: | Arjun Sarup |
| Photo ID: | 351532 |
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On display in the Boeing Aviation Hangar room at Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, National Air and Space Museum. Hellcat Bu.No. 41834 was built at Bethpage in Feb. 1944. Assigned to VF-15 aboard USS Hornet (CV-12), it made its way to Hawaii. It was then assigned to VF-3 and VF-83. The Hellcat was converted into a target drone and used to measure radiation for the atomic bomb tests at Bikini Atoll in 1946. This photo is copyright © Arjun Sarup, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 8 April 2021, and has since been viewed 227 times. |