Douglas B-26B Invader 44-35703. This “Ranch Hand” aircraft was shot down over South Vietnam on November 24, 1963.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Douglas A-26 / B-26 Invader - СШАUSA - 1942

American military aid to Laos included Douglas C-47 transport aircraft.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Douglas DC-3 / C-47 Skytrain/С-53 Skytrooper / Dakota - СШАUSA - 1935

By 1960 South Vietnam had received enough C-47s under the military assistance programme to equip two squadrons.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Douglas DC-3 / C-47 Skytrain/С-53 Skytrooper / Dakota - СШАUSA - 1935

Viet Minh infantry running across Dien Bien Phu airfield on the last day of the battle, May 7, 1954. Note the wreckage of a C-47 in the background

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Douglas DC-3 / C-47 Skytrain/С-53 Skytrooper / Dakota - СШАUSA - 1935

Withdrawn from service in 1960 because of structural deficiencies, the Vietnamese F8F Bearcats were replaced by Douglas A-1 Skyraiders

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Grumman F8F Bearcat - СШАUSA - 1944

Grumman F8F Bearcats of the French Air Force preparing for a mission from Dien Bien Phu airfield on January 10, 1954.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Grumman F8F Bearcat - СШАUSA - 1944

A North American T-28D Trojan of the South Vietnamese Air Force at Bien Hoa air base. The aircraft is armed with bombs and two 0-5in gun pods.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: North American T-28 Trojan - СШАUSA - 1949

Piasecki CH-21C Shawnees in flight south-west of Saigon. They were operated by the 57th Transportation Company (Light Helicopter) which arrived in December 1961.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Piasecki H-21 Shawnee - СШАUSA - 1952

The two-seater Douglas A-1E Skyraiders of the South Vietnamese Air Force were usually flown by joint USAF-Vietnamese pilots.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Douglas AD / A-1 Skyraider - СШАUSA - 1946

Not all South Vietnamese Skyraiders were camouflaged. Note the napalm canisters in the foreground.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Douglas AD / A-1 Skyraider - СШАUSA - 1946

South Vietnam from the cockpit of a Douglas A-1E Skyraider.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Douglas AD / A-1 Skyraider - СШАUSA - 1946

A South Vietnamese Air Force Douglas A-1H Skyraider armed with 250 lb bombs.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Douglas AD / A-1 Skyraider - СШАUSA - 1946

The French-registered Boeing 307 Stratoliner at right was used by the International Control Commission, established by the 1954 Geneva Accords to monitor the “ceasefire".

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Boeing Boeing 307 Stratoliner - СШАUSA - 1938