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The Cessna
O-1 Bird Dog is
a liaison and
observation aircraft that first flew
on December 14, 1949.
It was the first all-metal
fixed-wing aircraft ordered
for and by the United
States Army following
the seperation
of the U.S. Air Force
in 1947. It
entered service in 1950 as the L-19,
and served in both the Korean
and the Vietnam
Wars.
The
Bird Dog served in all
branches of the U.S. Armed Forces,
and was called the OE-1 and OE-2 in
the U.S. Marine Corps. In 1962 it
was re-designated as the O-1. The Bird Dog had a lengthy career in the U.S. military that extended into the 1970's, with over 3400 produced. SOURCE: Wikipedia |
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