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Tue Jan 04, 2005 9:55 am

This would be fun..... :wink:

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Re: French Bearcat

Tue Jan 04, 2005 2:19 pm

Mint, any word on who purchased Rays Corsair?

Wed Jan 05, 2005 6:46 am

RMAllnutt wrote:I hope it keeps the French Navy colors... it looks really good in them, but I imagine it will probably revert to a US Navy scheme. It would be nice to see something different though... perhaps a Thai scheme.

Cheers,
Richard


The French Navy never had Bearcat, just French Air force use them. And Only in Indochina. The plane were delivred by CV, and were transfered to Thai air force after the departure of french Troops.


http://www.ecpad.fr/ecpa/include/DrawIm ... %20R10.jpg
CVE Sitkohbay

http://www.ecpad.fr/ecpa/include/DrawIm ... %20R06.jpg
CVE Windham Bay

http://www.ecpad.fr/ecpa/include/DrawIm ... %20R40.jpg

http://www.ecpad.fr/ecpa/include/DrawIm ... %20R12.jpg

http://www.ecpad.fr/
Looking for Bearcat ...
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Wed Jan 05, 2005 8:38 am

Maybe ... :wink:
I re-read my bible for this subject this night:

Hors-Série n°6 - Les Chasseurs Grumman de l´Armée de l'Air.
Par B. Chenel.

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Wed Jan 05, 2005 9:22 am

I have found these figures:

From French Air Force

67 Bearcat to Vietnam air force
20 to the Thaï Air force
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