World War II / Air-naval Warfare / Grumman F6F Hellcat3D Reconstruction of a Grumman F6F Hellcat(Carrier-based fighter aircraft designed to replace the earlier F4F Wildcat in United States Navy service. The Hellcat competed with the faster Vought F4U Corsair for use as a carrier based fighter. The Hellcat became the Navy's dominant fighter in the second part of World War II. The F6F was best known for its role as a rugged; well-designed carrier fighter which was able; after its combat debut in early 1943; to counter the Mitsubishi A6M Zero and help secure air superiority over the Pacific Theater).