| Helio | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
|
U-10 /
L-28 Super Courier
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
%20(7.3X4).JPG) |
||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Photo:
Robert Deering 10/18/2012 National Museum of the USAF Wright-Paterson AFB (FFO) Dayton, Ohio |
||||||||||||||||||||||
|
The
Super Courier was a light utility transport developed
from a civilian design first tested in 1949. Its short
takeoff and landing (STOL) capability allowed it to
operate from a clearing the size of a football field,
and its ability to fly slowly at speeds of approximately
25-35 mph made it an excellent aircraft for visual
reconnaissance. The original version of the U.S. Air
Force Super Courier made its first flight in 1958. The
USAF purchased three aircraft for evaluation the same
year, designating them L-28As and later redesignating
them U-10As. Eventually, more than 100 additional U-10As were ordered, mainly for use by air commando units in Southeast Asia. It was used for liaison, light cargo, small supply drop operations, psychological warfare (dropping leaflets and broadcasting propaganda), forward air controller (FAC) and reconnaissance missions. |
||||||||||||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
