Add this copy of The First Hellcat Ace-W/ Dust Jacket! to cart. $52.00, like new condition, Sold by This Old Book rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Brookfield, IL, UNITED STATES, published 2000 by Pacifica Press.
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Like New. Excellent Dust Jacket. Size: 6x1x9; Both Book and Dust Jacket are in Excellent Condition; clean, unmarked and about As New. This hardcover book has 213 pages including many photos. The copyright page shows 2000 as the published date. We always ship in a sturdy box.
Add this copy of The First Hellcat Ace to cart. $106.95, new condition, Sold by Sequitur Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Boonsboro, MD, UNITED STATES, published 2001 by Pacifica Pr.
Add this copy of The First Hellcat Ace to cart. $152.00, like new condition, Sold by Michael Patrick McCarty, Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from New Castle, CO, UNITED STATES, published 2001 by Pacifica Military History.
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Like New in Very Good+ jacket. Size: 6x1x9; Signed by McWhorter on title page. Commander Hamilton McWhorter III (1921-2008) was a United States Navy aviator and a flying ace of World War II, credited with shooting down twelve Japanese aircraft. He was the first Hellcat ace, first USN carrier-based double ace, and the first Grumman F6F Hellcat pilot to achieve double ace status. He flew 89 combat missions during World War II while flying with the VF-9 and VF-12 units. On May 23, 2014, he was also posthumously awarded the American Fighter Aces Congressional Gold Medal, when the United States Congress collectively awarded the gold medal to all flying aces: a navy pilot is depicted on the medal in the upper right. 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. Subsequent to returning to the United States, VF-9 became the first unit to convert to the new Grumman F6F Hellcat fighter-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. He was a member of the American Fighter Aces Association, the Distinguished Flying Cross Society, and the Tailhook Association. Signed copies rarely offered.
Add this copy of The First Hellcat Ace to cart. $208.16, new condition, Sold by GridFreed rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from North Las Vegas, NV, UNITED STATES, published 2001 by Pacifica Pr.
Add this copy of The First Hellcat Ace to cart. $95.46, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2001 by Pacifica Pr.
Add this copy of The First Hellcat Ace to cart. $164.64, new condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2001 by Pacifica Pr.
