The Grumman F6F Hellcat was introduced into service in 1943 and became the U.S. Navy main carrier fighter in the pacific theatre where it destroyed 5,156 enemy aircraft during the war. It had a top speed of 375 mph and was powered by a 2,000 hp radial engine. Taken at the local Wings of Victory airshow, handheld from the ground at f10, 1/250 sec, ISO 100 at 320mm equivalent.
The historic takeover of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, which could come as soon as this weekend, moved to the forefront of the presidential campaign Saturday.
In the arena that night, the whole last minute was drowned out by cheers — and then when the soaring music swelled, the confetti rained down as the harbinger of balloons and the hopeful first family took the stage, forget about it — it was a perfect end to a convention that last Monday, no one even knew if it would happen. But it did, and I'm so glad to have been there.
