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They were flown by the legendary VMF-251 ("The Gunblazers") during the battle to recapture Guam during the Korean War. I think they operated off the battlecarrier USS Charlton Heston, the newest (at the time) of the Midway class.

They are a pretty famous squadron and I'm a bit surprised that you don't know this story...

HAHAHAHAH! it is Convair 200A, the first JSF concept.

Great work in the making!

darthpanda wrote:HAHAHAHAH! it is Convair 200A, the first JSF concept.

It had nothing to do with JSF. It was a radar equiped supersonic replacement for the original Harriers. It would have been used aboard the Sea Control Ships to offer a longer ranged air defense than was capable with Sidewinders. In the end it (and it's competitors) lost to an upgraded Harrier (the Harrier II/AV-8B). There was a CATOBAR version proposed, but even that was dropped when the VTOL contract went to the unsuccessful XFV-12 (who's models showed that it should generate more lift than it did in the real world - hence showing limitations of models at the time).

Thank you both, and you are a smartass Colo, April Fools was 3 days ago, lol

You're all lying, that's the aircraft that shot down Kim Jong Il's DC-3 loaded with Parisian prostitutes en route to Pyongyang - and hence probably the reason the North Koreans hate us today!

Colosseum wrote:You're all lying, that's the aircraft that shot down Kim Jong Il's DC-3 loaded with Parisian prostitutes en route to Pyongyang - and hence probably the reason the North Koreans hate us today!

la la la la

They looks great, DP!

One of my favorite never built planes gets the royal DP treatment! Very very nice work.