I felt I needed something battered from Indochina too...
I search around and found my Toko P-63 on the shelf of doom just looking sad.
Nope, already to much built to participate here
Bearcat hasn't been chosen yet, so, here it is.
The old Monogram kit from 1967 with useful options like spinning wheels and a Monogram stand.
What I remember, the easiest way is to sand down the fin a bit and make it an F8F-1B.
Decal sheet from Printscale, one choice possible from GC 1/22 'Saintonge'.
Destroyed at Dien Bien Phu in March 1954 by an artillery attack.