May I suggest the following aircraft for possible use by the Project at different times during it's history.
Initial Setup
When the project was being set up in the 1960's it bought surplus military aircraft from the US and other friendly governments which had sold for scrapping these included the following:
- Vought F4U Corsair Fighter Bombers
- Douglas B-26 Invaders
- Douglas C-47 Dakotas
- Sikorsky H-34 Choctaw Heliocopters
- Grumman HU-16 Albatross Amphibians
Main Stage
During the main stage of the project being installed the following aircraft where obtained secretly from companies allied to the Council of Tomorrow. These models were stock models as supplied to the US Armed Forces at the time.
- North American OV-10 Bronco LAARP
- DHC-4 Caribou STOL utility transport
- Lockheed C-141 Starlifters
- Hughes OH-6 LOH
- Sikorsky S-61R Medium Lift Heliocopter
- Sikorsky S-65 Heavy Lift Helicopter
Some of these Aircraft, especially the OV-10 Bronco, were later updated with more advanced avionics and fusion powered engines.
GM's Notes
If you want to have a WWII Fighter in a cache, I would go for the Corsair, it is rugged, reliable, more damage resistant and carries a more heavier warload than a P-51, it also has folding wings, so it is easier to store. Same for the B-26, a most excellent Light Bomber with a good warload and still in service in the 1960's with the USAF and other air forces.
I personally feel that the OV-10 Bronco is the perfect aircraft for the Project, in fact, If I ever get round to running a MP game, in my campaign, the Bronco replaces the Airscout as the Project's primary recon and strike aircraft.