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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:fighter_aircraft
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gptkbp:aircraft_operated
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gptkb:military_aircraft
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gptkbp:aircraft_type
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single-engine
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gptkbp:armament
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6 × .50 in (12.7 mm) M2 Browning machine guns
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gptkbp:bomb_load
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2,000 lb
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gptkbp:ceiling
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37,000 ft
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gptkbp:combat_debut
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1943
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gptkbp:combat_role
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air superiority
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gptkbp:crew
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gptkb:Pilot
gptkb:1
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gptkbp:design
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gptkb:R._J._Mitchell
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gptkbp:design_feature
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folding wings
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gptkbp:engine
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gptkb:Pratt_&_Whitney_R-2800_Double_Wasp
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gptkbp:fate
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surplus and scrapped
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gptkbp:fighting_style
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over 5,000 enemy aircraft shot down
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gptkbp:first_flight
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gptkb:1940
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gptkbp:height
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3.81 m
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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pivotal in naval air superiority during WWII
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Grumman F6 F Hellcat
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gptkbp:introduced
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1943
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gptkbp:landing_gear
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tailwheel
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gptkbp:length
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10.36 m
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gptkbp:manufacturer
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gptkb:Grumman_Aircraft_Engineering_Corporation
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gptkbp:max_speed
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376 mph
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gptkbp:nickname
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gptkb:Hellcat
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gptkbp:notable_users
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gptkb:Brazilian_Navy
gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkb:United_States_Marine_Corps
gptkb:Free_French_Air_Force
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gptkbp:number_built
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12,275
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gptkbp:operational_range
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1,000 mi (1,600 km)
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gptkbp:production_years
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1942-1945
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gptkbp:range
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1,000 mi
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gptkbp:retired
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1970s
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gptkbp:role
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naval fighter
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gptkbp:service
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gptkb:United_States_Navy
1943-1950s
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gptkbp:service_history
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most effective naval fighter of World War II
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:Grumman_F8_F_Bearcat
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gptkbp:theater
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Pacific Theater
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gptkbp:used_by
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gptkb:Brazilian_Navy
gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkb:United_States_Marine_Corps
gptkb:Free_French_Air_Force
gptkb:Nationalist_Chinese_Air_Force
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gptkbp:variant
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gptkb:F6_F-6
F6 F-3
F6 F-5
F6 F-5 N
F6 F-5 P
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gptkbp:wing_configuration
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low-wing monoplane
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gptkbp:wingspan
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12.50 m
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:aircraft
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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3
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