Just because it did not see combat service during WW2 does not really mean it was not entered into service with a branch of the military during WW2, and HiTech has already told me that they would prefer it if they were in service during the time. combat history kills and yada yada do not mean it should not have chance to be considered or be placed on an aircraft voting poll for introduction into AH.
Just because it never shot down an enemy plane or dropped a bomb on some japanese position does not exclude it. It has a chance to be added.
And if i remember correctly someone did say that a F7F variant did fly over hostile skies during WW2. i forget who said that. but that is still considered by the military as being in combat, regardless if it shot at something or not.
It was enroute to Okinawa when the War ended by 1 day:
First squadron to receive F7F-1N's and -2Ns was VMF(N)-531 they finished flight training at MCAS El Centro, California in January 17 1945.
They departed 24 July on Uss Windham Bay) a transport aircraft carrier for Guam. They were unloading on guam when the Atomic Bomb dropped on Hiroshima, on the flight to Okinawa the war ended.
On 17 August VMF(N)-531 joined VMF(N)-533 an F6F-5n hellcat night fighter squadron on Okinawa.
If Hitech was going to add it, how come the Do-335? Re.2005? and other "thin line aircrafts" have not been brought up? I wouldn't mind having something perk heavy to waste my perks on, Tigercat would be a very nice edition but it kind of follows the "1945 wonder weapons" group.
