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North American Rockwell OV-10 Bronco (N16854)
An OV-10D+ Bronco operated by the "OV-10 Squadron" out of Chino.
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That has to be a blast to fly as a civilian. And expensive... I know it was used quite a bit in Vietnam, but outside of that, I remember it was pretty much gone from the inventory by the time I was in the Air Force in the 80s. I'm almost certain I got to work a couple as a tower controller though before they retired.
Read all about it: "A Lonely Kind of War: Forward Air Controller, Vietnam" by Marshall Harrison
"I picked the impact point I wanted for my rocket, then rolled the Bronco almost inverted and let the nose drift down toward the target. Reaching my left hand to the armament panel, I armed one of the four pods of white phosphorous (WP) rockets. I watched the lighted sight in my windscreen come to rest on the target; I neutralized the control forces, then quickly punched the release button on my control stick. I watched the single rocket start toward the target before I put the aircraft into a steep, climbing turn back to 1,500 feet."
Harrison, Marshall. A Lonely Kind of War: Forward Air Controller, Vietnam . Xlibris US. Kindle Edition.
"I picked the impact point I wanted for my rocket, then rolled the Bronco almost inverted and let the nose drift down toward the target. Reaching my left hand to the armament panel, I armed one of the four pods of white phosphorous (WP) rockets. I watched the lighted sight in my windscreen come to rest on the target; I neutralized the control forces, then quickly punched the release button on my control stick. I watched the single rocket start toward the target before I put the aircraft into a steep, climbing turn back to 1,500 feet."
Harrison, Marshall. A Lonely Kind of War: Forward Air Controller, Vietnam . Xlibris US. Kindle Edition.
Makes a good FAC for Firefighters as well.
Willy Peter will make you a believer
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Fecha | Aeronave | Origen | Destino | Salida | Llegada | Duración |
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22-07-2025 | Unknown | Cerca de Appleton, WI | Cerca de Fond Du Lac, WI | First seen 09:18AM CDT | Last seen 09:53AM CDT | 0:34 |
21-07-2025 | Unknown | Cerca de Oshkosh, WI | Wittman Rgnl (KOSH) | 07:11PM CDT | 07:29PM CDT | 0:17 |
21-07-2025 | Unknown | Wittman Rgnl (KOSH) | Cerca de Oshkosh, WI | 06:37PM CDT | Last seen 06:39PM CDT | 0:01 |
20-07-2025 | Unknown | So St Paul Municipal (KSGS) | Cerca de Eau Claire, WI | 12:02PM CDT | Last seen 12:22PM CDT | 0:20 |
19-07-2025 | Unknown | N Platte Rgnl (KLBF) | So St Paul Municipal (KSGS) | 04:41PM CDT | 07:08PM CDT | 2:27 |
19-07-2025 | Unknown | Grand Junction Rgnl (KGJT) | N Platte Rgnl (KLBF) | 10:41AM MDT | 01:52PM CDT | 2:11 |
18-07-2025 | Unknown | Henderson Exec (KHND) | Grand Junction Rgnl (KGJT) | 06:29PM PDT | 09:09PM MDT | 1:40 |
18-07-2025 | Unknown | Int'l Fresno Yosemite (KFAT) | Henderson Exec (KHND) | 04:16PM PDT | 05:30PM PDT | 1:13 |
18-07-2025 | Unknown | Chino (KCNO) | Int'l Fresno Yosemite (KFAT) | 02:14PM PDT | 03:20PM PDT | 1:06 |
14-07-2025 | Unknown | Chino (KCNO) | Chino (KCNO) | 11:42PM PDT | 02:59AM PDT (+1) | 3:16 |
14-07-2025 | Unknown | Chino (KCNO) | Chino (KCNO) | 10:56AM PDT | 11:29AM PDT | 0:33 |
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