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In this gun camera still from another “Hellcat,” a squadronmate slides in to take the shot at a Japanese Mitsubishi A6M “Zero.” Navy and Marine Corps Hellcats were credited with 5,156 enemy aircraft shot down (4,947 by carrier based aircraft), 75% of the Navy’s total. (National Archives)