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I remember seeing this show Dogfights and this very same episode..the Hellcat would do just that - bring any and all hell to it's opposition! the Hellcat and Corsair were two of my favorites during those times.
back in the mid 50s, when I first got into model making? the zero and the spitfire, were 2 of my favs, they just looked cool in design..
While the lack of armor in the Zero granted it speed and manuverability, that eventually became its undoing. Against a plane that can match the speed, it was at a disadvantage because the hellcat would have better armor and armament. Even so, they're still hard to shoot down if you find a determined enough pilot.