In the Soccer War between Honduras and El Salvador, the P-38L served with the Honduran Air Force. That little war also saw the F4U, P-51 and a couple of other warbirds in action.
I believe the last P-38's and P-63's were gone by 57.
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Air Classics, Jan 2003
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FUERZA AEREA...
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DURING 1969, AN IMPROBABLE AIR WAR TOOK PLACE WHICH PITTED THE LAST OPERATIONAL PROPELLER-DRIVEN FIGHTERS IN DEADLY AIR COMBAT
After World War Two, the Fuerza Aerea Hondurena was a rag-tag force like the majority of Latin American air arms. Taking advantage of the massive sales of surplus American military aircraft at extremely low prices, the FAH purchased some Beech AT- lIs and Boeing PT-17s. More hostile equipment later arrived in the form of a small, and strange, batch of Lockheed Lightnings and Bell Kingcobras. These aircraft, however, achieved extremely low utilization and it was obvious that some form of more reliable aircraft was needed. Accordingly, in 1956, the FAH was able to purchase ten Vought Corsairs. These aircraft were F4U-5s and comprised straight -5, 5N, and 5NL variants. Fitted with 20mm cannon, these aircraft were a potent new addition to the FAH although initial serviceability was low due to lack of pilots, spares, and 20mm ammunition!
Seeking to expand their Corsair force, surviving P-38s and P63s eventually went back to the United States in 1959 as part payment for another batch of Corsairs. Working through eccentric military aircraft broker Bob Bean, the FAH obtained nine RU-4 Corsairs. These aircraft had been in storage at NAF Litchfield Park in Arizona and were taken to Bean's facility at Blythe, California, where they received spray can overhauls and temporary US civil registrations for the flight to Toncontin Field at Tegucigalpa.
