| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | "5L14981" |
| Other Marks: | FDD |
| 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-1A Bird Dog |
| C/n (msn): | 21881 |
| Operator Titles: | South Vietnam - Air Force |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| City / Airport: | Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman FieldMap |
| Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KNPA IATA: NPA Local: NPA Other: - |
| Collection: | National Museum of Naval Aviation |
| Photo Date: | 19 March 2015 |
| Photo by: | Jack Poelstra |
| Photo ID: | 629258 |
| Photo Comment |
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Actual serial number was SVNAF 51-4981. This aircraft fled from the advancing N. Vietnamese in 1975 with 7 people on board and landed on USS Midway while at sea. (Note: A different Bird Dog, painted to represent this aircraft, was put on display at the USS Midway Museum, San Diego/CA.) This photo is copyright © Jack Poelstra, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 11 December 2023, and has since been viewed 267 times. |