Aircraft Photo of F-AYPF / 0-24705 | Cessna O-1E Bird Dog | USA - Army | AirHistory.net #589844
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:F-AYPF
Alternate Serial:0-24705
Other Marks:51-4754
Aircraft Original Type:Cessna O-1 Bird Dog
Aircraft Generic Type:Cessna O-1 Bird Dog (305/321/L-19/OE)
Aircraft Version:Cessna O-1E Bird Dog
C/n (msn):24705
Display Paint:USA - Army
Location
City / Airport:Melun - VillarocheMap
Country:France
Airport Codes:ICAO: LFPM   IATA: -   Local: -   Other: -
Event:Air Legend Paris-Villaroche 2019
 
Photo Date:7 September 2019
Photo by:Peter de Jong
Photo ID: 589844
Photo Comment

Never served in the US Army. Delivered to the French army as 24705, its construction number. Now painted as an US Army aircraft in Vietnam but strangely, painted in the data block on the nose is the s/n of an L-19A, 51-4754 (c/n 21639), which served in the Korean War and was loaned to the RAF for use by British general James Cassels.

This photo is copyright © Peter de Jong, and may not be used or published in any way without permission.

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