Rare "Cat Mouth" sighting on Halloween ...

[Mark Allen M]

Those who research and follow US Navy VF squadrons during WWII will know that photos of VF-27 Grumman F6F Hellcats are quite rare. Rarer still are Air to Air photos. But since it's Halloween.

[Mark Allen M]

Pilots and crew and an F6F-3 Hellcat of VF-27 as it appeared in October 1944 when it served aboard the USS Princeton.

[Mark Allen M]

USS Princeton (CVL 23) burning and damage caused by a Japanese dive-bomb attack four days after D-Day at Leyte, Philippines, 24 October 1944.
VF-27 Hellcats seen on the deck.

[Mark Allen M]

As I understand it, Yanks Air Museum in Chino CA has sold their F6F Hellcat painted in VF-27 markings to Fagen Fighters.