TF51GREGWISE Posted July 9, 2006 Share Posted July 9, 2006 American Aircraft Army Liaison - The Army used various Air Force L-type liaison Aircraft as listed below in the Air Force entry. The L-5 and L-19 were the most commonly used. Stinson L-5 Sentinel Cessna L-19 Bird Dog Bell H-13 helicopter Sikorsky H-19C helicopter Hiller H-23 Raven helicopter Air Force North American F-51, RF-51 Mustang Lockheed F-80, RF-80 Shooting Star North American F-82 Twin Mustang (all Japan-based) Republic F-84 Thunderjet North American F-86, RF-86 Sabre Lockheed F-94B Starfire Douglas B-26, RB-26, WB-26 Invader Boeing B-29, RB-29, WB-29, SB-29 Superfortress Boeing RB-50B Superfortress Curtiss-Wright C-46 Commando Douglas C-47 Skytrain Douglas C-54 Skymaster Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar Douglas C-124A Globemaster Boeing SB-17 Flying Fortress (Japan-based) Grumman SA-16 Albatross Consolidated OA-10 Catalina Piper L-4 Grasshopper Stinson L-5 Sentinel Aeronca L-16 Grasshopper North American L-17 Navion Cessna L-19 Bird Dog de Havilland L-20 Beaver North American T-6, AT-6, LT-6G Texan or Mosquito Sikorsky H-5 helicopter Sikorsky YH-19, H-19 helicopter Beechcraft C-45 Lockheed T-33 North American RB-45C Hiller H-23 Raven Navy McDonnell F2H Banshee Douglas F3D Skyknight Chance Vought F4U Corsair Grumman F7F Tigercat Grumman F9F Pantherjet Douglas AD Skyraider Martin PBM Mariner Consolidated P4Y Privateer Lockheed P2V Neptune Sikorsky HO3S-1 helicopter Grumman AF-2 Guardian Grumman TBM-3 Douglas R4D (C-47) Skytrain Douglas R5D (C-54) Skymaster Marine McDonnell F2H Banshee Douglas F3D Skyknight Chance Vought F4U, AU Corsair Grumman F7F Tigercat Grumman F9F Pantherjet Grumman/General Motors TBM Avenger (used as ambulances) Douglas AD Skyraider Douglas R4D (C-47) Skytrain Douglas R5D (C-54) Skymaster Stinson OY-1, OY-2 (L-5) Sentinel Cessna OE-1 (L-19) Bird Dog Sikorsky HO3S-1 helicopter Sikorsky HRS-1 helicopter Bell HTL-4 helicopter CIA Air Force special operations units flying for the CIA used C-46, C-47, C-54, C-119, B-26 and B-29 aircraft, plus H-19 helicopters. The Agency also used China Air Transport C-46 & C-47 aircraft for its missions. South Korean Air Force North American F-51 Mustang Douglas C-47 Skytrain Piper L-4 Grasshopper Stinson L-5 Sentinel Aeronca L-16 Grasshopper North American L-17 Navion Cessna L-19 Bird Dog North American T-6 Texan Army Liaison Piper L-4 Grasshopper Stinson L-5 Sentinel UN Aircraft British (and Australian Navy) Supermarine Seafire 47 (carrier-based) Hawker Sea Fury (carrier-based) Fairey Firefly (carrier-based) Auster AOP 6 (Air Observation Post) Cessna L-19 Bird Dog Short Sunderland flying boats (Japan-based) Commonwealth Royal Australian AirForce North American F-51 Mustang Gloster Meteor Douglas Dakota (C-47) transports (Japan-based) Royal Canadian Air Force Douglas (C-54) transports (US-based) South African Air Force North American F-51D Mustang North American F-86F Sabre Other Royal Hellenic Air Force - Douglas C-47 Dakota/Skytrain (Japan-based) Royal Thai Air Force - Douglas C-47 Dakota/Skytrain (Japan-based) Turkish Army – Piper L-18 (Liaison AC) Communist Aircraft Soviet Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15bis Yakovlev Yak-17UTI Chinese Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15bis Yakovlev Yak-9P Lavochkin La-9 Ilyushin Il-10 Tupolev Tu-2 Yakovlev Yak-17UTI Yakovlev Yak-18 trainer North Korean Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15bis Yakovlev Yak-9P Lavochkin La-9 Ilyushin Il-10 Polikarpov Po-2 trainer and harassment Yakovlev Yak-18 trainer and harassment Quote Link to post Share on other sites
brahio Posted July 10, 2006 Share Posted July 10, 2006 Communist Aircraft Soviet Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15bis Yakovlev Yak-17UTI I've to note we never used Yak-17UTI on Korean TO but MiG-15UTI. And also our 351st FR used La-11 as night interceptor. Yury Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TF51GREGWISE Posted July 20, 2006 Author Share Posted July 20, 2006 I've to note we never used Yak-17UTI on Korean TO but MiG-15UTI. And also our 351st FR used La-11 as night interceptor.Yury Very interesting. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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