Taken on with VS-41 at NAS North Island in late 1968 and deployed with VAL-4 to Vietnam in early next year. Unit decommissioned in the Philippines in 1972 and by 1980 the Bronco had been assigned to VMO-4 (Marine Observation Squadron 4) at Atlanta. By 1991, transferred to VMO-1 at MCAS New River, NC. Stored at MCAS Cherry Point, NC in 1995, it was later displayed at MCAS Quantico, VA and at Charlotte before joining the Pensacola museum collection where it was restored into its VAL-4 colours

Delivered to USN in November 1968. Assigned to VAL-4 in Vietnam from January 1969 through April 1972. Later transferred to the USMC and converted to OV-10D configuration. The aircraft is marked as when assigned to VAL-4. On 25 May 1969, while flying this a/c, LT. Pete Russell & LT(jg) Jeff Johnson were strafing a target when the a/c was hit by enemy fire. LT. Russell was fatally injured and LT(jg) Johnson flew the a/c back to Binh Thuy, South Vietnam, their base.