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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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Data | Aeromobile | Origine | Destinazione | Partenza | Arrivo | Durata |
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27/lug/2025 | Unknown | Vicino Rock Springs, WY | Chino (KCNO) | 18:39 MDT | 20:37 PDT | 2:57 |
27/lug/2025 | Unknown | Ainsworth Rgnl (KANW) | Southwest Wyoming Regional (KRKS) | 16:50 CDT | 17:50 MDT (?) | 2:00 |
27/lug/2025 | Unknown | Central Wisconsin (KCWA) | Ainsworth Rgnl (KANW) | 13:57 CDT | 16:16 CDT (?) | 2:19 |
27/lug/2025 | Unknown | Wittman Rgnl (KOSH) | Central Wisconsin (KCWA) | 12:43 CDT | 13:07 CDT | 0:24 |
26/lug/2025 | Unknown | Wittman Rgnl (KOSH) | Wittman Rgnl (KOSH) | 18:56 CDT | 19:14 CDT | 0:18 |
26/lug/2025 | Unknown | Wittman Rgnl (KOSH) | Wittman Rgnl (KOSH) | 15:19 CDT | 15:34 CDT | 0:14 |
25/lug/2025 | Unknown | Vicino Oshkosh, WI | Wittman Rgnl (KOSH) | 19:20 CDT | 19:37 CDT | 0:16 |
25/lug/2025 | Unknown | Wittman Rgnl (KOSH) | Wittman Rgnl (KOSH) | 19:03 CDT | 19:03 CDT (?) | 0:00 |
22/lug/2025 | Unknown | Vicino Appleton, WI | Vicino Fond Du Lac, WI | First seen 09:18 CDT | Last seen 09:53 CDT | 0:34 |
21/lug/2025 | Unknown | Vicino Oshkosh, WI | Wittman Rgnl (KOSH) | 19:11 CDT | 19:29 CDT | 0:17 |
21/lug/2025 | Unknown | Wittman Rgnl (KOSH) | Vicino Oshkosh, WI | 18:37 CDT | Last seen 18:39 CDT | 0:01 |
20/lug/2025 | Unknown | So St Paul Municipal (KSGS) | Vicino Eau Claire, WI | 12:02 CDT | Last seen 12:22 CDT | 0:20 |
19/lug/2025 | Unknown | N Platte Rgnl (KLBF) | So St Paul Municipal (KSGS) | 16:41 CDT | 19:08 CDT | 2:27 |
19/lug/2025 | Unknown | Grand Junction Rgnl (KGJT) | N Platte Rgnl (KLBF) | 10:41 MDT | 13:52 CDT | 2:11 |
18/lug/2025 | Unknown | Henderson Exec (KHND) | Grand Junction Rgnl (KGJT) | 18:29 PDT | 21:09 MDT | 1:40 |
18/lug/2025 | Unknown | Int'l di Fresno Yosemite (KFAT) | Henderson Exec (KHND) | 16:16 PDT | 17:30 PDT | 1:13 |
18/lug/2025 | Unknown | Chino (KCNO) | Int'l di Fresno Yosemite (KFAT) | 14:14 PDT | 15:20 PDT | 1:06 |
14/lug/2025 | Unknown | Chino (KCNO) | Chino (KCNO) | 23:42 PDT | 02:59 PDT (+1) | 3:16 |
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