Some French F8F color shots in here,
Grumman F8F Bearcat - French Wings Over Indochina Gallery
"In August 1955 under the
Mutual Defense Assistance Program (MDAP), the United States equipped the fledgling RVNAF with aircraft turned over by the French: 28
F8F Bearcats, 35 C-47s and 60 L-19s.
[4]: 208 In June 1956 the US provided a further 32 C-47s and 25 F-8Fs to the RVNAF under the MDAP.
[4]: 216
On 19 September 1955 the French turned over
Tourane Airfield (renamed Da Nang Air Base) to the RVNAF.
[4]: 208–9 In November 1955, the RVNAF 1st Liaison Squadron moved to Da Nang AB from
Huế.
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French instructors for pilots and mechanics remained in South Vietnam until late 1956, and transferred 69 F8Fs to the RVNAF, which throughout the late 1950s were the main strike aircraft."