French (and other) Airpower in Indochina

[Wrench 9,427]

somewhere around (or soon after) 1959, the VPAF started with some transport aircraft.  No.919 Transport regiment had a gaggle of AN-2, Li-2 and IL-14.

These are not what ifs, but real(ish)

Here's a Li-1 "cab" from Paulo's Li-2 shin pak

 

This is a rather generic looking Il-14 'Crate'. I found no information, other then the regiment, no picutres not a thing! ANd I can't find my copy of the Red Star book on the Crate that I used when Veltro built it!! So, it has stock 3W VPAF serials. 

[Sokol 443]

hi Wrench,

there are pictures of  il-14 in vietnamese colours around (google for 'il-14 crate vietnam'):

https://travelforaircraft.files.wordpress.com/2013/06/blog-il-14-wp_000379.jpg?w=584

cheers

sokol