The Grumman F6F Hellcat DVD, is a collection of films featuring the Grumman fighter plane. An American carrier-based fighter, it was designed to replace the earlier F4F Wildcat and to counter the Japanese Mitsubishi A6M Zero, it was the United States Navy's dominant fighter in the second half of the Pacific War.

Powered by a 2,000 hp Pratt & Whitney R-2800 Double Wasp engine, the same powerplant used for both the Corsair and the United States Army Air Forces Republic P-47 Thunderbolt fighters, the F6F was an entirely new design, but it still resembled the Wildcat in many ways.

The F6F made its combat debut in September 1943, and was best known for its role as a rugged, well-designed carrier fighter, which was able to outperform the A6M Zero and help secure air superiority over the Pacific theater. In total, 12,275 were built in just over two years. It served with the U.S. Navy, the U.S. Marines, and the Royal Air Force.

The six films on this DVD include :

- GRUMMAN at War
Made in 1944, this awesome color promotional film shows Grumman's design process and manufacturing methods in creating wartime aircraft. Shows rare footage of the F7F prototype at the end of the film. (39 min)

- Hellcat Pilot Instruction
1943 training film film showing key orientation info important to pilots that will be assigned to the F6F. (19 min)

- WWII COMBAT BULLETIN NO. 17
Features footage of fierce fighting during a sea battle as Japanese forces attack an Allied Task Force during a battle off the Mariana Islands. A seaplane takes off from a carrier. Grumman F6F Hellcats and TBF Avenge (4.5 min)

- COMBAT BULLETIN NO. 40
Grumman F6F Hellcat fighters and Grumman TBF Avenger bombers take off from the carriers. (4 min)

- This is It — Part I
Well produced U.S. Navy training film shows newly trained pilots arrive on a U.S. carrier, where they learn the importance of their operational training. The film illustrates incidents that are true and authentic, “based upon combat reports in USF 74” to convey the risks facing those who are cavalier about their training and operational protocols. (30 min)

- This is It — Part II
Part II of training film above. (22 min)