[trex0770]

Heck yes! That's a great little plane that came too late for WWII but did see extensive combat in Vietnam.

[STARMAN 352ND]

Originally Posted by Rush104

Yeah, and some were passed on to the Vietnamese, who used them against the insurgents after the French left...

You know if my memory is correct did the Vietnamese Bearcat look bare metal with the star & bars markings(Bars were not white but yellow with the red in the middle) on them ?
JP

[mustangdriver]

I would love to see an F7F and an F8F in 1/48th and 1/72nd. It would round out all of the cats by Grumman.

[trex0770]

Originally Posted by STARMAN 352ND

You know if my memory is correct did the Vietnamese Bearcat look bare metal with the star & bars ( Bars were not white but yellow with the red in the middle) on them ?
JP

Here you go JP.

[Rush104]

Originally Posted by STARMAN 352ND

You know if my memory is correct did the Vietnamese Bearcat look bare metal with the star & bars markings(Bars were not white but yellow with the red in the middle) on them ?
JP

I know Thailand had silver Bearcats, as well as the dark blue ones.
I'm not sure, but I think the Vietnamese birds were dark blue (at least initially). And, given the time period, I think the national insignia was a roundel similar in design to Thailand's, except the colors were orange and crimson.

[Folgore]

Heck yeah! In 1:72, please. To keep my Hawker Sea Fury company...

[Rush104]

Doing some further research, VN did use both silver and dark blue F8F's.
The first VNAF unit became active in 1956. This was during the time of the orange/crimson roundel and fin flash, although during the late fifties they had started to introduce the modified star and bar, which became the mainstay insignia by 1962.

[admin]

Originally Posted by PappyB

You know, I don't think I've ever said "no" to one of these polls

I was just thinking the same thing.

[planenutsfrog]

Yeeeesssssssssss !!! (1/72 And 1/48 !)

[SKUNKY]

Originally Posted by Elmer

For Skunky's sake, yes.

NOW STOP DISSIN' THE DUKE!

Elmer, I'll actually sit through Flying Tigers, Flying Leathernecks and The Green Berets if someone would put out a Bearcat, in honor of the Duke, who I'm certain would have flown an F-8F had it come on the scene just a little bit earlier...