Hey guys,
I am on the search for pictures of Bearcats that flew with the Royal Thai Air Force in Indo – China. I am on a particular search for pictures of Bearcat 122095, D779, and flew with the RTAF as KH15-43/93. We do not know anything about the aircraft during its time with the RTAF, but afterwards, it went to be a gate guard in Bangkok. We do not have any pictures during its time sitting in front of a government building there. It was taken out of Bangkok by the Salis Collection from France, and subsequently passed on through Stephen Grey at DUX, Nichols at the Yanks Air Museum, and is now with Tom Wood in Indiana for the past 11 years.
Does anyone here have pictures of this aircraft through its service from the RTAF, all the way through its restoration in Chino, time in Duxford, France, and Bangkok?
Tailwinds,
Trey Carroll
By: Flyer - 14th March 2011 at 17:05
I think, it is impossibly to find particular Thai F8F without the knowledge of it’s Thai board number – it seems, Thai Bearcats had not US BuNos and serial numbers, painted on them:
http://178.83.198.61/wings/08-RTAF%20Planes/RTAF-Basis-e.htm
– in this link, on opened page, You must click the title “BKh-15 Grumman F8F-1/-1B Bearcat” in left hand menu (in “Fighters” chapter). New page will be open, with many profiles and photos of Thai F8Fs.
By: Bruce - 14th March 2011 at 14:56
There was a picture in an old Warbirds directory, or warbirds worldwide of it in Bangkok.
Might take some finding!
Bruce
By: Trey Carroll - 14th March 2011 at 14:40
Bump.
Anyone have any ideas?
T
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March 11, 2011 at 2:25 pm