Hellcats e Corsairs x Luftwaffe

Esteve sim, nas cores inglesas tenho certeza. Da internet agora, rapidamente, achei isso aqui:

"The FAA also employed the F6F and the F4U. The only fighter-to-fighter FAA F6F action took place in May 1944. On 8 May, F6F's from the Fleet Air Arm's No. 800 Squadron (Lieut. Comdr. SJ Hall, DSC, RN), off HMS Emperor, while escorting a flight of Barracudas was attacked by a mixed group of Me-109's and FW-190's. Two F6F's were lost, one, reportedly, to anti-aircraft fire. The F6F pilots claimed 2 Me-109's and one FW-190. The FW-190 was claimed by Sub-Lieut. Ritchie. Available Luftwaffe loss listings show three Me-109Gs lost in this action. German claims were three F6Fs. 

On 14 May, 800 Squadron's leading scorer, Sub-Lieut. Ritchie (now with 4.5 victories) added an He-115 to his tally and the shared another He-115 with the CO of 804 Squadron, Lieut. Comdr. Orr, giving him a total of 6 victories for the war. 

Prior to these actions, FAA F6F's were used for anti-aircraft suppression on raids against Tirpitz on 3 April 44 (Operation Tungsten). These included - from Emperor - 800 Squadron (Lieut. Comdr. Hall) and 804 Squadron (Lieut. Comdr. SG Orr, DSC, RNVR). 

FAA F4U's also participated in Operation Tungsten with 1834 Squadron (Lieut. Comdr. PN Charlton, DFC, RN) and 1836 Squadron (Lieut. Comdr. CC Tomkinson, RNVR) off Victorious, flying high cover for the raid. This was a role the FAA Corsairs of 1841 Squadron (Lieut. Comdr. RL Bigg-Wither, DCS & bar, RN) would repeat, flying off Formidable in Operation Mascot on 17 July and with 1841 joined by 1842 Squadron (Lieut. Comdr. AMcD Garland, RN) in Operation Goodwood in late August. No contact was made with any German aircraft. Indeed, the FAA F4U's never did tangle with any German aircraft, though not for lack of trying. After the summer of 1944, FAA F4U's were largely operating in the Indian and Pacific Oceans . . . pretty far away from the Germans. 

In summary, outside of the Pacific Theater, there were a total of 93 aircraft shot down by F4Fs, or F6Fs flying in either USN or FAA service, versus 8 losses, a ratio of about 11.6 to 1. "

Quem fez sucesso com os britânicos foram os Wildcats, que eles chamavam no início de Martlet:

"In Fleet Air Arm service, F4F and FM pilots were credited with bringing down 55 aircraft to 4 losses (13.8 to 1): 11 Ju-88, 13 BV-138; 10 Fw-200; 4 SM.79, 4 Me-109G; 3 Morane 406C; 2 Potez 63; and 1 each G.50, Z.506B, Re.2000, Bloch 174, He-111, He-115, He-177, Ju-290, and Kawanishi H6K. The FAA F6F pilots were credited with bringing down 5 aircraft to 1 loss (5 to 1): 2 He-115; 2 Me-109G; and 1 FW-190. The F6F loss was in the 8 May 1944 FW-190/Me-109 engagement. FAA F4F/FM's and F6F's, together then, had a score of 62 aircraft shot down with 5 losses (12.4 to 1). "

British use[edit]

The British Fleet Air Arm (FAA) received 1,263 F6Fs under the Lend-Lease Act; initially it was known as the Grumman Gannet Mark I. The name Hellcat replaced it in early 1943 for the sake of simplicity, the Royal Navy at that time adopting the use of the existing American naval names for all the U.S.-made aircraft supplied to it, with the F6F-3 being designated Hellcat F Mk.I, the F6F-5, the Hellcat F Mk.II and the F6F-5N, the Hellcat NF Mk.II.^{[N 7]} They saw action off Norway, in the Mediterranean and in the Far East. A number were fitted with photographic reconnaissance equipment similar to the F6F-5P, receiving the designation Hellcat FR Mk.II.^[46]The Pacific War being a naval war, the FAA Hellcats primarily faced land based aircraft in the European and Mediterranean Theaters,^[47][48] and as a consequence experienced far fewer opportunities for air-to-air combat than their USN/Marines counterparts; they claimed a total of 52 enemy aircraft kills during 18 aerial combats from May 1944 to July 1945. 1844 Naval Air Squadron, on boardHMS Indomitable of the British Pacific Fleet was the highest scoring unit, with 32.5 kills.^[49]

FAA Hellcats, as with other Lend-Lease aircraft, were rapidly replaced by British aircraft after the end of the war, with only two of the 12 squadrons equipped with the Hellcat at VJ-Day still retaining Hellcats by the end of 1945.^[50] These two squadrons were disbanded in 1946.^[50]

Fonte:wikipedia

Dos F-4F eu já sabia, mas dos F-6F não.

PS: Achei algo aqui:

http://www.ww2f.com/topic/4239...vs-me109-and-fw-190/

Muita gente não sabe que a US Navy também empregou os F6F Hellcat durante a invasão no sul da França. 

Os esquadrões VF-74 e VOF-1 operaram a partir do USS Kasaan Bay durante a Operation Lagoon. 

Segue um link para quem interessar em saber mais!  

http://fly.historicwings.com/2...ellcats-over-france/

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Em 15 de agosto de 1944 o USS Tulagi lançou seus Hellcats durante a Operação Dragão (Operation Dragoon), a invasão do sul da França. Os Hellcats do VOF-1 abateram três transportes alemães JU-52/3M ao sul de Marseille, durante essa operação.

Abaixo, um link sobre a Operação Dragão caso alguém tenha curiosidade:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Dragoon

Abraços

F6F-5 VOF-1 Operação Dragon

Gozado, a U.S. Navy não deu a mínima para as faixas de invasão. Uma pena, ficaria bacana kits da Marinha Americana com faixas de invasão 

No site abaixo diz que elas foram muito úteis no Dia-D, porque permitiam a identificação rápida, mas que nos dias posteriores já mais atrapalhavam do que ajudavam, porque facilitava a visualização das aeronaves pelos alemães, então, receberam ordens para que fossem retiradas a partir de 25 de Agosto.

http://olive-drab.com/od_histo..._invasionstripes.php

E acho que a Marinha deve ter pensado que seus caças azuis não precisariam disso.

Concordo que facilitavam a visualização por caças, mas evitou que a AA aliada abatesse muitos aviões americanos e ingleses. Por isso é comum ver caças com as faixas só na parte inferior. A Marinha Americana podia tê-las pintado só na parte inferior, só pros nossos kits ficarem mais bacanas