f6f_hellcat

A World War II single-seat carrier-based fighter manufactured by Grumman and employed primarily by the US Navy. Powered by a 2,100 hp (1,567 kW) "radial engine":http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pratt_%26_Whitney_R-2800, it was armed with .50-caliber machine gun and/or 20mm cannon and could carry up to 2,000 lbs (907 kg) of rockets, bombs, or torpedoes. Virtually all in-service airplane were painted some shade of blue.