The Second World War propelled innovation and demanded unheard-of manufacturing speed. These were the 10 best fighter jets produced by the Axis and the Allies.
On June 26, 1942, the Grumman XF6F-1, Bureau of Aeronautics serial number (Bu. No.) 02981, prototype for the Navy and Marine Corps F6F Hellcat fighter, with Grumman’s Chief Engineer and Test Pilot Robert Leicester Hall flying, made a 25-minute first flight at the Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corporation plant, Bethpage, Long Island, New York.
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