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Title: F6F-5 VF-86 July-August 1945 USS Wasp CV-18
Post by: whiteman on July 27, 2021, 09:22:39 PM

USS Wasp returned to the combat zone in July 1945 and 2 days after arriving all aircraft aboard were repainted with the letter code X. VF-86 originally named the Sundowners but BuAer realized that name was taken by VF-11 and they went with Wild Hares. In the short time they were in the combat zone in March then July and August they managed 12 kills despite hunting had thinned out.

Their final kill came August 15 at 1:30 when Lt. Cdr. Cleo J Dobson got his only kill of the war. Dobson was an SBD pilot for most the war and was on the Enterprise the day Pearl Harbor was attacked. The last kill of the war would come 30 minutes later from another Hellcat pilot, Ensign Clarence A. Moore of Belleau Wood.

(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51327306618_4cd27f3d4a_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2mcBS3o)
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51327306643_c459a97d81_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2mcBS3P)
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51326369402_48d107329e_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2mcx4ru)

Title: Re: F6F-5 VF-86 July-August 1945 USS Wasp CV-18
Post by: Vraciu on July 27, 2021, 09:59:21 PM

Nice job.   :aok

Title: Re: F6F-5 VF-86 July-August 1945 USS Wasp CV-18
Post by: oboe on July 27, 2021, 11:13:06 PM

Sweet looking airplane, Whiteman!

Title: Re: F6F-5 VF-86 July-August 1945 USS Wasp CV-18
Post by: FTJR on July 28, 2021, 02:04:30 AM

Nice one.

Title: Re: F6F-5 VF-86 July-August 1945 USS Wasp CV-18
Post by: lyric1 on July 28, 2021, 03:21:53 AM

 :aok

Title: Re: F6F-5 VF-86 July-August 1945 USS Wasp CV-18
Post by: Greebo on July 28, 2021, 06:10:24 AM

Great looking skin Whiteman.

Title: Re: F6F-5 VF-86 July-August 1945 USS Wasp CV-18
Post by: Nefarious on July 28, 2021, 09:10:08 AM

Amazing work! You are taking the Hellcat to new levels with every offering! Thank you for your dedication to the community! <S>

Title: Re: F6F-5 VF-86 July-August 1945 USS Wasp CV-18
Post by: Devil 505 on July 28, 2021, 04:39:33 PM

Very nice.  :aok