Origin:Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corporation
Type:Single-seat naval Fighter,Fighter-Bomber,and Night Fighter
Engine:one 2,200 hp Pratt & Whitney R-2800-10W Double Wasp two-row radial engine with water injection
Span:42 ft. 10 in.
Length:33 ft. 7 in.
Height:13 ft. 1 in.
Empty Weight:9,042 lbs.
Loaded Weight:12,250 lbs.
Clean Weight:13,228 lbs.
Maximum Speed:376 mph
Initial Climb Rate:3,240 ft. per minute
Service Ceiling:37,500 ft.
Range:1,090 miles
Armament:six 0.5 in. Brownings in outer wings with 400 rounds each,underwing attachments for six rockets and center-section pylons for 2,000 lbs. of bombs
History:First Flight(R-2600)June 26,1942(R-2800)July 30,1942;Production F6F-3 October 4,1942;Service Delivery(F6F-3)January 16,1943;Final Delivery November 1945
Users:United Kingdom(RN),United States(Navy & Marines)