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Offline VON BRAUN

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« on: February 01, 2007, 04:43:51 PM »
Gotta love the Corsair.
The thing thing was still sluggin' away in 1969 in a war between El Salvador and Honduras.  I love the camo on these birds.


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Offline Raptor

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« Reply #1 on: February 02, 2007, 09:16:31 PM »
P38 was used in the soccer wars as well.
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Offline SKJohn

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« Reply #2 on: February 05, 2007, 04:07:51 PM »
I've also read about P-51's - some with wing tip tanks ala F-84 being used in those wars.  I think they were called "cavaler" or soemthing like that.
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Offline Debonair

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« Reply #3 on: February 05, 2007, 06:39:36 PM »
:huh :huh
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« Reply #4 on: February 07, 2007, 09:18:29 AM »
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:huh :huh


Looks like the one I was talking about - except it was in camo colors.
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« Reply #5 on: February 07, 2007, 07:00:47 PM »
Maybe you are thinking of the Piper Enforcer?
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« Reply #6 on: February 07, 2007, 07:36:16 PM »
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Maybe you are thinking of the Piper Enforcer?



Kind of looks like a Cessna Dragonfly.




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Offline tedrbr

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« Reply #7 on: February 07, 2007, 10:53:29 PM »
The Dragon Fly was in use down there in the 80's, IIRC, in a combat role.  I think the A-26 was still in the inventory of a couple Central American countries during the soccer war was well.
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Offline Saxman

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« Reply #8 on: February 07, 2007, 11:23:35 PM »
Heck, the A-26 was still in limited use by the US Air Force in the early/mid-60s.
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« Reply #9 on: February 08, 2007, 01:29:06 AM »
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Heck, the A-26 was still in limited use by the US Air Force in the early/mid-60s.


U.S. Air National Guard retired them from US inventory in 1972.  Around the world, they lasted thru the 80's... maybe even the 90's... as military craft.  Many used as fire bombers to the 90's.  Some converted to executive planes.  About 40 known to be airworthy today.

What I can't remember if I remember seeing Dragonfly's operated by Panama or Hondorus, but I'm pretty sure El Salvador operated them in CAS role.
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Offline FTJR

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« Reply #10 on: February 08, 2007, 05:04:19 AM »
A few years ago (4 or 5) saw an A26 in Natale, Brazil on display inside the airforce compound while I was airside. A few days later, taking someone who speak the language we asked to be allowed inside to see it. After about 45 minutes of examining passports and other relevant documents they said NO. See ya later.

Dam disappointing.
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Offline Sweet2th

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« Reply #11 on: February 08, 2007, 06:59:19 AM »
The mossie was also used .
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Offline Masherbrum

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« Reply #12 on: February 08, 2007, 07:52:42 AM »
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Heck, the A-26 was still in limited use by the US Air Force in the early/mid-60s.


As was the Douglas A-1 Skyraider.   I believe to celebrate the 6 millionth pound of ordnance dropped in Vietnam, a non-working toilet was dropped.

At the Kalamazoo AirZoo, they have an A-1, it is f**king huge for a prop plane.
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« Reply #13 on: February 08, 2007, 04:09:04 PM »
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Gotta love the Corsair.
The thing thing was still sluggin' away in 1969 in a war between El Salvador and Honduras.  I love the camo on these birds.





i strongly agree they been looking nice
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« Reply #14 on: February 08, 2007, 04:27:25 PM »
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The Dragon Fly was in use down there in the 80's, IIRC, in a combat role.  I think the A-26 was still in the inventory of a couple Central American countries during the soccer war was well.


The Dragonfly is still there, the Columbian AF alone has claimed nearly a dozen a2a kills agains suspected drug-running aircraft with it since 1998.
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