T-6G Mosquitos in Vietnam ?

[+Geary 1,889]

Does anyone have any references, photos, hearsay, etc. about T-6G Mosquitos being flown during the Vietnam War?

 

I've found ONE fleeting reference to this on Wikipedia:  "During the Korean War and, to a lesser extent, the Vietnam War, T-6s were pressed into service as forward air control aircraft. These aircraft were designated T-6 "Mosquitos".

 

I made a What If SEA skin from this reference sometime back, but doubt they were painted this way IF they flew in Vietnam.

 

 

 

 

 

Any clarification and especially photos will be appreciated.

 

 

 

Geary

[Wrench 9,846]

nothing in my (extensive) library has ever said anything about their use in SEA. They were long out of USAF/USN service. In the FAC operations they'd been replaced by 0-1s by the late 50s. VNAF started using 0-1 in the early 60 

[+daddyairplanes 10,235]

never known historical fact to stop you!    still, would go VNAF markings rather than USAF,  even if it typically was an American in the front seat in the early years!

[+Geary 1,889]

Wrench,

 

  You're probably right, but we all know Wikipedia is NEVER wrong. 

 

 

DA,

 

  I might give some over to the NVAF but IF these flew over there, what did they look like; what was their ordnance?

[charlielima 328]

I think i remember a Marine at Hue say we need stukas.

CL

[+daddyairplanes 10,235]

SWAG.... start silver, same rockets as Korean War as well as 30 cal gun pods. Late in life looks like above, but with colorful Vietnamese marking (rudder as a flag, dragon unit mark etc)

[+1977Frenchie 1,038]

I know some T-28 were used, but never heard of T-6 in vietnam. If somebody have a pic of a T-6 there it will worth some money :)

[xrearl 27]

looks like the t-6 never went SEA,but you did a very nice skin . 

[+ext 52]

Like the skin very much! It would look good on a What If plane for Vietnam era.

[BoloG 6]

Well wiki is more less correct in that instance. Remember when You think Vietnam war You have to think BIG and outside of the box.

T-6G s and AT-6s were used in late 50ties and early 60ties by Royal Cambodian Air Force and Royal Laotian Air Force. Laotian T-6s were extensively used not only as a FAC s but also as light attack and CAS aircraft frequently piloted by French and later US advisors before replaced in large part by T-28 Trojans.

 

Source:

 

http://www.acig.info/CMS/?option=com_content&task=view&id=237&Itemid=1

 

http://www.acig.info/CMS/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=233&Itemid=62

[+Geary 1,889]

BoloG,

 

  You're right.  I wasn't thinking BIG or outside the box.  I also know very little about the late fifties/early sixties in the Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Thailand area other than the French leaving Vietnam in the mid fifties.

 

  This is very interesting stuff.  Would make a great campaign(s)/install if we had enough history and interest from campaign makers and enough photos/history to skin the planes. 

 

   Thanks for the links and for clarifying this mystery.

[charlielima 328]

Well wiki is more less correct in that instance. Remember when You think Vietnam war You have to think BIG and outside of the box.

T-6G s and AT-6s were used in late 50ties and early 60ties by Royal Cambodian Air Force and Royal Laotian Air Force. Laotian T-6s were extensively used not only as a FAC s but also as light attack and CAS aircraft frequently piloted by French and later US advisors before replaced in large part by T-28 Trojans.

 

Source:

 

http://www.acig.info/CMS/?option=com_content&task=view&id=237&Itemid=1

 

http://www.acig.info/CMS/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=233&Itemid=62

 

 

Nice links Bolo !

CL

[Spinners 15,986]

Well wiki is more less correct in that instance. Remember when You think Vietnam war You have to think BIG and outside of the box.

T-6G s and AT-6s were used in late 50ties and early 60ties by Royal Cambodian Air Force and Royal Laotian Air Force. Laotian T-6s were extensively used not only as a FAC s but also as light attack and CAS aircraft frequently piloted by French and later US advisors before replaced in large part by T-28 Trojans.

 

Source:

 

http://www.acig.info/CMS/?option=com_content&task=view&id=237&Itemid=1

 

http://www.acig.info/CMS/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=233&Itemid=62

Love the reference to a T-6 shooting down an Il-14!