| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | N305BD |
| 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): | 22761 |
| Display Paint: | USA - Marines |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| City / Airport: | MendigMap |
| Country: | Germany |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: EDRE IATA: - Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 23 September 2023 |
| Photo by: | Richard Vandervord |
| Photo ID: | 695047 |
| Photo Comment |
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Taken on strength by the USAF in 1952 as 51-12386 and later transferred to the Army, then the South Vietnamese Air Force, retaining the same serial. Struck off in 1970, there was then some uncertainly about the aircraft's real identity when it was civilianised, eventually emerging as N305BD (with confirmed c/n 22761) in a light grey USAF scheme after 1979. The current USMC colours are a fairly recent development. This photo is copyright © Richard Vandervord, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 9 June 2024, and has since been viewed 106 times. |