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GeoffQRF01 Apr 2016 8:03 a.m. PST

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This was during the Football War (also known as the Soccer War or 100 Hour War), a brief war fought by El Salvador and Honduras in 1969.

"A Salvadorian C-47 opened the four-day war with Honduras by flying a solo bomb run over Toncontin airport, in an attempt to destroy the enemy's pursuit planes parked out in the open. This plane was never designed as a bomber and it was no wonder that their mission failed, considering that they had to roll the 100 pound bombs out by hand through a cargo door…"

It seems that in the face of US embargoes at the time, the Salvadoran Air Force (FAS) managed to buy 7 P-51 fighters from private owners, while the Honduran Air Force had "10-12 obsolete but potent Vought Corsairs F-4U's."

The FAS had also some FG-1/ FG-1D Navy Corsairs, and got hold of the later mark Mustang Cavalier.

And thus the stage was set for the last piston v piston air combat.

emckinney01 Apr 2016 8:45 a.m. PST

Yep. J.D. Webster has at least one Soccer War scenario for the Fighting Wings system.

Personal logo Virtualscratchbuilder Supporting Member of TMP Fezian01 Apr 2016 9:06 a.m. PST

Until recently there was a site that had paint schemes and markings for all the aircraft involved. I used it to paint my 1/200 AIM minis for this war.

Buckeye AKA Darryl01 Apr 2016 10:46 a.m. PST
fantail01 Apr 2016 1:19 p.m. PST

Or possibly this site…
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dBerczerk02 Apr 2016 8:16 a.m. PST

How very interesting!

Personal logo Virtualscratchbuilder Supporting Member of TMP Fezian02 Apr 2016 7:18 p.m. PST

Yes, fantail, that is the one. Yesterday it was giving a message that it was unavailable.

Great to see it back?

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