ROCKWELL BRONCO OV-10 STRAFFING RUNS – BIGGIN HILL FESTIVAL OF FLIGHT UK – 2016

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Role – Light attack and observation aircraft
National origin – United States
Manufacturer – North American Rockwell
First flight – 16 July 1965
Introduction – October 1969
Retired – US (1995)
Status – In limited service
Primary users – United States Marine Corps (historical)
United States Air Force(historical)
United States Navy(historical)
Royal Thai Air Force(historical)
Produced – 1965–86
Number built – 360

The North American Rockwell OV-10 Bronco is an American turboprop light attack and observation aircraft. It was developed in the 1960s as a special aircraft for counter-insurgency (COIN) combat, and one of its primary missions was as a forward air control (FAC) aircraft. It can carry up to three tons of external munitions, internal loads such as paratroopers or stretchers, and can loiter for three or more hours.

The Bronco performed observation, forward air control, helicopter escort, armed reconnaissance, utility light air transport and limited ground attack. The Bronco has also performed aerial radiological reconnaissance, tactical air observation, artillery and naval gunfire spotting, airborne control of tactical air support operations and front line, low-level aerial photography. A prototype in Vietnam designed to lay smoke was extremely successful, kept in service by evaluators for several months, and only reluctantly released, was not purchased due to a perceived lack of mission.

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