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F6F-5, LV Gérard de Castelbajac, Flottile 11F, Haiphong Cat Bi, Indochina, March 1954

After WWII France attempted to reinstate its pre-war

colony in South East Asia. They were opposed by the

communists led by Ho Chi Minh. Vietnamese National Army together with the French Army fought Viet

Minh (Vietnamese People’s Army) until August 1954.

The last big clash was the Battle of Dien Bien Phu

where the French Naval Air Forces took part, as they

did in the prior battles. In this case it was Flottille

3F equipped with the SB2C bombers and Flottille 11F

equipped with Hellcats. Hellcats led by LV Castelbajac flew close airs support missions and were armed

not only with machine guns but also with unguided

missiles and bombs. On March 19, 1954 the unit commander crashed this Hellcat near Cat Bi airport

(nowadays the Haiphong International Airport). The

aircraft was written off but the pilot survived.

Recommended:

for F6F-5 1/48

648086

US 250lb bombs (2 pcs) (Brassin)

48588

F6F undercarriage (PE-Set)

F6F gun bay (PE-Set)

648102

F6F wheels (Brassin)

FE454

F6F-5 Weekend (PE-Set)

648683

F6F exhaust stacks (Brassin)

FE1065

F6F-5 seatbelts STEEL (PE-Set)

D48059

F6F-5 stencils (Decal Set)

644012

F6F-5 LööK (Brassin)

EX539

F6F-5/5N (Mask)

48585

Cat. No. 648683

Cat. No. 644012

Cat. No. 648102

April 2022

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