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Perhaps Air America? Probably not civilian at Da Nang.
Ed good call on Air America I found this picture of an Air America C-45 online, the Paint scheme looks Identical to my eyes.
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Source FS2004 Air America Beechcraft D18S
 
Though I should be able to, unless the Phantom and the Banshee are parked beside each other I find it difficult to tell them apart. The Banshee is like 25-35% larger then the Phantom.
The Phantom has the lower rear of the sliding portion of the canopy covered in metal, with a curved lower edge - Banshee has the sliding portion of the canopy fully clear with a nearly straight lower edge.

The Phantom's engines also extend well aft of the wing trailing edge, the Banshee's end short of the wing trailing edge.
 
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A U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress aircraft assigned to the 69th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron, Minot Air Force Base, N.D., arrives in support of Bomber Task Force 25-2 at RAF Fairford, England, Feb. 11, 2025. U.S. Strategic Command BTF missions provide opportunities to train and work with our Allies and partners in joint and coalition operations and exercises.

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U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kristen Heller

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U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Brooklyn Golightly

The source: airandspaceforces.com
 
A U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress aircraft assigned to the 69th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron, Minot Air Force Base, N.D., arrives in support of Bomber Task Force 25-2 at RAF Fairford, England, Feb. 11, 2025. U.S. Strategic Command BTF missions provide opportunities to train and work with our Allies and partners in joint and coalition operations and exercises.

View attachment 817968 U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kristen Heller

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U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Brooklyn Golightly

The source: airandspaceforces.com
Mini Buff's. And I'm quite sure that the deployment to England from Why not Minot was a welcome reprieve to the crew's as it would be considerably warmer.
 
This popped up in my Phantom image search for GB65. Now imagine this with 3 Phantoms on it in 1/144 scale. I have my base for this build.
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Never one to be judgmental but, 1/144? ARE YOU TOKING WAKY WEED? Oh sorry that probably came out the wrong way, pay no attention to the previous statement……

Nice idea, no really (for any one who can see them) oh I'm sorry did I just say that out loud?
 
I am the modeling Hobbit on this forum. My main scale is 1/72 but modern jets or bombers are 1/144. Yes, it is small. It is also cheap cost effective. I don't have a ton of display space. Imagine these jets as the size of a 1/48 cockpit; they are simpler and the parts you get are larger than the parts in modern kits. I follow the 1/48 scale builds and I'm blown away by the nuance that I see all the time. The 1/32 builds, are mystical and I feel the same way about them that you "normal" builders feel about me. :D
 
I am the modeling Hobbit on this forum. My main scale is 1/72 but modern jets or bombers are 1/144. Yes, it is small. It is also cheap cost effective. I don't have a ton of display space. Imagine these jets as the size of a 1/48 cockpit; they are simpler and the parts you get are larger than the parts in modern kits. I follow the 1/48 scale builds and I'm blown away by the nuance that I see all the time. The 1/32 builds, are mystical and I feel the same way about them that you "normal" builders feel about me. :D
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