| Aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Registration / Serial: | 51-12831 |
| Alternate Serial: | 112831 |
| Military Code: | Z |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Cessna O-1 Bird Dog |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Cessna O-1 Bird Dog (305/321/L-19/OE) |
| Aircraft Version: | Cessna L-19A Bird Dog |
| C/n (msn): | 23288 |
| Operator Titles: | South Vietnam - Air Force |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Location: | Not known |
| Country: | Vietnam |
| Photo Date: | February 1957 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 448229 |
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The occasion was a Vietnamese new year's reception by South Vietnamese president Ngô Đình Diệm 'in the central highlands'. The Bird Dog was delivered to the French army in Indochina, arriving in Saigon by ship in 1954. It was transferred to the South Vietnamese air force in 1955. See photo 448153 for details of the C-47s on the right. The landing aircraft may be well be F-VNAG. Photo by: John Dominis / Life This photo was added on 22 March 2022, and has since been viewed 750 times. |