"B57s over North Vietnam" Topic
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| CAG 19 | 20 Aug 2013 1:00 a.m. PST |
While doing some scenario work for a July 1965 game involving the pick up of Dogwood 02 near Hanoi, the use of the B57 in North Vietnam has come up. The Osprey Canberra book corroborates another article about a pair of B57 being deployed from Da Nang (actually two pairs on RESCAP with the first pair returning to Udorn for Refuel and being replaced on station by the second pair – One of the second pair is damaged during the rescue) and meeting up with the Navy A-1 which both then cover the pick up of Tullo. I am trying to make sense of whether these were camouflaged or not. The Book seems to make the case that Camouflage was introduced at the same time as Farr becomes CO and Farr is one of the pilots of the first pair. Can anyone throw me the BuNos and thoughts on whether these should be Camouflaged or not. |
| Kaoschallenged | 20 Aug 2013 1:23 a.m. PST |
Two different B-57s based out of Da Nang. One in bare metal and the other in camouflage. Robert
linkI also posted this in a thread I created too. If you missed it tou might fine it interesting, One of the lesser known aircraft used over Vietnam during Operation Shed Light. And one of my favorites,
B-57G--Tropic Moon III, 1967-1972
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| CAG 19 | 20 Aug 2013 2:11 a.m. PST |
Thanks Robert,
Looking for 1965 Info specifically, but as I have a pair of these I will do one of each using 33908 for the silver one if I can't get any other info |
| Kaoschallenged | 20 Aug 2013 2:31 a.m. PST |
I wonder if this might help. Robert
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| CAG 19 | 20 Aug 2013 2:37 a.m. PST |
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| commanderroj | 20 Aug 2013 5:13 a.m. PST |
I cant quite read that. Do you have a link? I had a pair (or three?) of these undercoated for months! |
Joes Shop  | 20 Aug 2013 7:29 a.m. PST |
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| Fatman | 20 Aug 2013 8:33 a.m. PST |
Dude paint them as Pakistanis and bomb some Indians! Fatman |
| Kaoschallenged | 20 Aug 2013 10:39 a.m. PST |
Here ya go commanderroj,
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Robert |
| Mako11 | 20 Aug 2013 10:41 a.m. PST |
As you can see from the pic above, black was used as well, for their night ops. |
| commanderroj | 21 Aug 2013 2:23 a.m. PST |
Here ya go commanderroj,
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Robert
Thanks Robert! |
| CorpCommander | 31 Aug 2013 3:18 p.m. PST |
Kaos, the 2nd picture is reversed. |
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