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Need reference on specific Hellcat pilot and his aircraft.

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  • From: Kings Mountain, NC
Need reference on specific Hellcat pilot and his aircraft.
Posted by modelbuilder on Wednesday, December 6, 2006 9:33 PM
Looking to build a model of a local heroes aircraft and need reference. His name was Armistead Smith and was a pilot with VF-9 aboard USS Essex druing WWII. He flew an F6F Hellcat. I basically need to know what number aircraft specifically he flew, its markings, and its colors.

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    November 2005
Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, January 3, 2007 10:59 PM

This one was kind of hard so here ya go:

 Armistead B. Smith Jr.
Flying Squadron 9
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/obituaries/20060725-9999-1m25smith.html

http://www.airartnw.com/scramblemar.html

http://www.ussessexcv9.org/Bravepages/gallery.html

http://www.hobbylinc.com/htm/tsm/tsm06212.htm

http://www.vectorsite.net/avf6f.html

From vectorsite:

Following carrier trials, in March 1943 the type reached operational status with Navy fighter squadron VF-9 on the carrier USS ESSEX, with the aircraft painted Navy blue topside and white on the bottom, the standard color scheme for the fighter through the war. 

http://jyarbrough.homestead.com/Files.html

This site is for a game called IL-2, and it has the skins for the squadron I believe.

http://www.rathbonemuseum.com/USA/USN/USNMacwhorter/McWhorter.html

This site has some pictures, black and white, partials of the plane

Here is the pic from the game of the VF9 scheme:

 

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