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USAF North American OV-10 Bronco (Serial 14619) Forward Air Control Aircraft in Flight over South Vietnam

USAF North American OV-10 Bronco (Serial 14619) Forward Air Control Aircraft in Flight over South Vietnam

A U.S. Air Force OV-10 Bronco (serial 14619) banks over the South Vietnamese countryside. Purpose-built for the Forward Air Control (FAC) mission, the twin-boom, turboprop OV-10 could loiter at low speed over the battlefield, locate enemy positions, and mark targets with smoke rockets for strike aircraft, including A-1 Skyraiders flying close air support and search-and-rescue escort missions. Project: 219913