F6F Hellcat in action - Waltham onboard

[@kobebell3137]

My grandad flew these beasts, nice to see them in action!

[@rotorheadv8]

Not only could we build the aircraft in the needed numbers, we could put enough properly trained pilots into them. Something both the Japanese and Germans lacked at the end.

[@srcreeper02550]

Are you kidding? both germany and japan had much more skillful pilots than the americans, and germany even had the greatest ace of all time

[@madaxeman9386]

@@srcreeper02550 That was before US fully engaged in the war. Once engaged, US produced more planes and trained capable pilots during the war, and both nations couldn't keep up. Germans may have had few outstanding pilots, but US was far better in average pilot skill. Not even close.

[@Querencias7]

Would have liked to see more of the features and virtues of the F6F Hellcat ... and yes, LESS of that incompatible music.

[@onceANexile]

Old Pappy believed in the Hellcat... 81st Infantry, 323 Reg. Pelilue, Soloman Island. PALAU

[@rollingstopp]

Unleash the Hellcats = AIR GAME OVER

[@pizzafrenzyman]

what a bizarre video. the soundtrack is a huge distraction. the video, while quite interesting, features very few hellcats.

[@philbrown9764]

pizzafrenzyman No volume control on your POS? Sad.

[@zazarays]

Holysht man im 3:30 in and coming to the comment to said wtf about the music. Very 80's-90's. Sounds like a safety training video for work or something

[@robertelmo7736]

Like a Motorweek review from the 80's lol! Six point five machine guns, who says that?

[@brucerobinson7295]

Look for a video called The Fighting Lady Robert Taylor speaking I think its the Yorktown not sure anyway check it out WW 2 color all Hellcats and Helldrivers Barnes and Noble has it on line enjoy stay the course Bruce

[@jgunther3398]

​@@zazarays It's a famous band named "The Safe Workers".

[@matrox]

I like that upbeat 1940s background music.

[@Ian-mj4pt]

😅😅

[@wingmanjim6]

Music sucks. Some interesting snippets I had not seen before, but there is little correlation between the footage shown and the commentary. Very disjointed visuals.

[@rollingstopp]

Rock n Roll My dad was there on board a munition ship in the south pacific 1942 U.S Navy ******** ======== ==========

[@steveb6103]

My was in the air . F6F Plot .came into the carrier missing 2 cylinders from ground fire.

[@rollingstopp]

Steve B hellcats ruled

[@josegregorio7398]

Steve B

[@vyvyanbasterd7267]

Easily one of the best fighters built during the war. That double wasp radial was brilliant. What's with the porn music that starts at 9:04?

[@ToreDL87]

I was about to ask the same lol

[@jgunther3398]

Random video and music while the narrator reads wikipedia.

[@Mr.America1250]

Can I use these clips for an edit?

[@danielburgess7785]

No mention of the proximity fuze? How odd.

[@joeturnip4216]

Yes, a Bizarre Video. At times, the narration has nothing to do with the video for example while extolling the virtues of the Hellcat at 01:40 the video ran nothing but Zeros in action. The narration about "the arrival of the F6F" at 03:13 while showing nothing but Naval gun fire and Marines fighting on a Pacific Island is also interesting. I don't get it. Perhaps the video could be edited with a piece showing CHER slapping the crap out of the video editor and shouting "Snap Out Of It" like on her Movie "Moonstruck".......

[@gj3072]

Pity about the lousy soundtrack!

[@nolifemerc3824]

Why are you showing attack on B-17 from a FW-190

[@65billh]

really screwy, video doesn't match the F6F storyline...

[@sonnyburnett8725]

I was under the expression the F6F entered service in the Pacific in early 1943 and not August 31, 1943?

[@dinosoarmotorsports]

The utterly random movie/video clips is a bit much to take. Titled and discusses the F6F, but the video seems the cover the whole of the Pacific air war. Still, as a huge Hellcat fan, I appreciate any and all videos on the aircraft.

[@brucelamberton8819]

I gave up watching halfway through. You showed more footage of other aircraft - particularly, it seemed , the Grumman Avenger - than you did the Hellcat.

[@Millermacs]

Music belongs with footage of Zeros or Hayabusas, not the enemy F6Fs lol.

[@raycook6884]

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[@bulle9090]

WHY THE THIS IMP OOSSSSIBLE MUSIC????????

[@bigjulie3714]

Spoilt by the perhaps later addition of rock music more akin to an incontinence clinic. Silence is golden.

[@protecheqp]

Stolen vid bad music

[@johnbrewer8278]

When showing rare footage music that is suitable for that era should be used,not this crappy music we are hearing

[@winstonsmith535]

Even Larry King has today has totally fucked off with the establishment media and started working with Russian TV cable channel.

[@rollingstopp]

HellCAT and back U.S NAVY

[@gaftaztube]

So this is what they listen to while shooting down planes and ships .....and having a hippy dance on the ships deck.... cool. peace out.

[@sallyb3]

good info ..poor music

[@oregonwprrmodeler]

This would have been much better without the crappy music.

[@rollingstopp]

one way to identify the hellcat in the air footage is ..the square wing tip

[@lesizmor9079]

This video is about Hellcats for the 1st 5 minutes. Then just repetitive statements about how much ass the US kicked in the later part of the Pacific Theater of War. In other words, click bait so Waltham can crow. Very weak play here Waltham.

[@bernerjager2916]

3:53 friendly Fire

[@pedromemesbr87777]

Why?

[@estebahnrandolph8724]

HellCat ! 6X .50

[@jeffsmith2022]

Very superior to the Wildcat...

[@coolcat1684]

But the wildcat won at midway

[@wayned1807]

Horrible video quality, not worth watching.

[@mikeowen657]

vid shows beginner skills

[@jds6206]

This video is all over the place; wildly erratic and full of misrepresentations. While the audio, less the sound track, is accurate with its data regarding the F6F and its kills, the film footage appears to be using US Navy film to imply destruction of IJN forces. Overall, a pitiful 3 out of 10 score. Should have left more of it on the cutting room floor...

[@rcwieka9812]

lousey...............

[@sallyb3]

soundtrack terrible

[@jaywinters2483]

Kill the background music. Exiting out. Blocking channel

[@chelg]

This is lame, the worst quality archive footage and ridiculous music

[@genekelly7756]

Very poor, Disjointed, Faulty A.C. Identification. Make a Video about the F-6-F Hellcat, with appropriate music, And you might have something...GK

[@GlobalDrifter1000]

Music sucks big time.

[@DanielMedina-ly6mj]

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