What aircraft dropped napalm in the Vietnam war?

Answer 1

Attack aircraft headed for North Vietnam were generally armed with 500lb, 750lb, and 1,000lb general purpose HE (High Explosive) bombs. Aircraft headed for South Vietnam were generally in support of US/allied troops in contact (engaged in a firefight/battle with the enemy). Those bombs could be the same as those bombs headed north (to North Vietnam) or 250 pounders or napalm. Napalm was generally for ground troop support (CAS-Close Air Strikes) in RVN (Republic South Vietnam) and not as popular as television and story books (and war stories in general) like to depict. Audiences ENJOY FLAME and BIG FIRES on TV and at the Movies. Troops in the Nam got a kick out of it too, but in reality the flames went out shortly after impact. Sure, things burnt up in the kill zone (impact area), but the enemy simply backed up...waited...then moved foreward again. The USN or USAF A1 Skyraider (propeller driven/actually a WWII designed Dive Bomber that was designed in WWII but NEVER saw action in WWII, its first war was Korea, 2nd war was Nam) was a popular napalm dropper, then the F100 Super Sabre which was the King of supporting ground troops in Nam. The Super Sabre fought from 1961 until the middle of 1971 in Vietnam, it has the longest combat time in STEADY combat than any other US fighter bomber in history.

USAF A1s were painted in camo; USN A1s were white or grey in color. The F100 was strictly a USAF bird and came in silver or camo paint schemes. Other US jets could also drop nape, but the A1s and F100 did it the most.

The F100 was really a great strafer, it flew low and fast firing its four 20mm cannons as it came by you. Probably more 20mm shells were fired by the strafing F100s than any other US jet in Vietnam.

Answer 2

The F4U Corsair used napalm in support of ground troops . ~ see related links below .

Answer 3

F105