HJ,
re: F8F Bearcat at HCM ...
Geezers of Nazareth: Now that's interesting. I have never seen a Bearcat in VN, far less one around Tan Son Nhat (Nhut). Was this in the 60's? Where precisely? Photos?
I was assisting the author of the book I mentioned by looking at various countries on Google Earth. I was hoping to find a few unlisted aircraft (found a few, but only one in VN; lots in Russia though!) and then let him know the lat/long of what I found.
In Google Earth I have it set-up so that it shows a small blue dot where somebody has posted a picture of something/anything at a particular location (known as 'Panoramio' pictures). Whilst looking around HCM I found a few pics of a Bearcat at N 10.803900 E 106.663100.