This Day in History
Hellcats to the Attack


On a day like today in 1944…

Grumman F6F Hellcats fill the skies over the Palau Islands and complete the first aerial mining of World War II by carrier based aircraft. The mining of Palau Harbor succeeds in closing down the harbor for six weeks.



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