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The First Hellcat Ace by Hamilton McWhorter, Jay A. Stout

• The First Hellcat Ace
  

• Hamilton McWhorter, Jay A. Stout
  

• Page: 240
  

• Format: pdf, ePub, mobi, fb2
  

• ISBN: 9781636244105
  

• Publisher: Casemate Publishers
  

The First Hellcat Ace

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A new biography of Hamilton "Mac" McWhorter, the first pilot to achieve ace status in the Grumman F6F Hellcat. Although he objected to being characterized as such, Hamilton McWhorter III's service to family and country make him a standout among America's Greatest Generation. A Georgia native whose family roots date from that region's settlement during the 1700s, “Mac” McWhorter was a naval aviation cadet undergoing training when Pearl Harbor was attacked by Japan on December 7, 1941. After earning his Wings of Gold in early 1942, Ensign McWhorter was trained as a fighter pilot in the robust but technologically outmoded F4F Wildcat. Initially assigned to VF-9—a fiercely spirited and hard-playing fighter squadron—he saw first combat in November 1942 against Vichy French forces in North Africa. After returning to the United States, VF-9 became the first unit to convert to the new Grumman F6F Hellcat. This was the fighter the U.S. Navy would use to crush Japanese air power during the long offensive from the Southwest Pacific to the shores of Japan. From mid-1943, Hamilton McWhorter was constantly engaged in the unforgiving and deadly aerial warfare that characterized the battles against Imperial Japan. His fifth aerial victory, in November 1943 off Tarawa Atoll, made him the first ace in the Hellcat, and seven subsequent victories ensured his place in the annals of air-to-air combat. McWhorter's combat service, from the beginning of the war to the last campaign off the shores of Okinawa, makes his story a must-read for the serious student of the Pacific air war. Hamilton McWhorter III retired from the Navy as a commander in 1969. He passed away in 2008.

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The First Hellcat Ace
內容簡介. A new biography of Hamilton ＂Mac＂ McWhorter, the first pilot to achieve ace status in the Grumman F6F Hellcat.
The First Hellcat Ace - Hamilton McWhorter, Jay A. Stout
McWhorter recalls his exploits as an ace, first in North Africa then aboard the USS Essex. One of the few memoirs by a carrier-based piot.
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