Grumman Hellcat Fighters of HMS Empress Return to Hellcat Main Page Grumman Hellcat Fighters of HMS Empress HMS Empress operated Grumman Hellcats: 804 NAS from April 1945 to June 1945896 NAS from July 1945 to December 1945 The 4 pilots of a Section of a Hellcat fighters of HMS Empress, just after they had landed after attacking and shooting down a Japanese Oscar Grumman Hellcats on HMS Empress May 1945 Catapulting a Grumman Hellcat on his mission of bombing and strafing a Japanese aerodrome in the Andaman Islands May 1945 HMS Empress Hellcats fitted with long-range tanks, just about to be catapulted off HMS Empress March 1945 Hellcat JX688 of 896 Squadron attached to the catapult aboard Empress in 1945 Grumman Hellcat crashed on HMS Empress Share this:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)MoreClick to share on Mastodon (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window)Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window)Like this:Like Loading...