South Vietnam Air Force
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The South Vietnam Air Force or the Republic of Vietnam Air Force, was the aerial branch of the Republic of Vietnam Military Forces, the official military of the Republic of Vietnam from 1955 to 1975.
T-28 Trojans
A-1 Skyraiders of the 520th Fighter Squadron
B-57B loaned to the VNAF at Da Nang AB, 1965
C-47s at Tan Son Nhut AB in 1966
Grumman F8F Bearcat
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The Grumman F8F Bearcat is an American single-engined, carrier-based, fighter aircraft introduced in late World War II. It served during the mid-20th century in the United States Navy, the United Stat
South Vietnam Air Force
…1955, under the Mutual Defense Assistance Program (MDAP), the United States equipped the fledgling VNAF with aircraft turned over by the French: 28 F8F Bearcats, 35 C-47s and 60 L-19s. In June 1956 the US provided a further 32 C-47s and 25 F-8Fs to the VNAF under the MDAP. On 19 September 1955, the French turned…
An F8F Bearcat warbird over Fly Navy Day 2016
The Bearcat was influenced by the larger F6F Hellcat.
An XF8F-1 prototype at the NACA Langley Research Facility in 1945
On 25 August 1946, the Blue Angels converted to the Grumman F8F-1 Bearcat and introduced the famous "diamond" formation.