Pictures of .... OV-10 Bronco

[Trueno]

Hi all there,

Not much have been seen about this little but interesting COIN aircraft, one of my favourite visitors during my early years as spotter at Soesterberg, in the early 1980's.

However, I am sure many took pictures of those birds around the world, so post them here; USAF, US Navy, Marines, Latin or Asian Broncos... all welcome.

Show them

[Gus]

In August I was one of the lucky photographers to join the Belgian Photocrew on one of their photoflights. I was even more lucky when I heard the freshly painted OV-10 from Tony de Bruyn would be one of the aircraft :

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Currently the only flying OV-10 in Europe I heard?
Some more pics can be found in my gallery--> http://www.gustlock.nl/2009.php" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[Janos]

Leeuwarden 2008

[Dude]

Also Leeuwaarden 2008



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[Janos]

Two more from Leeuwarden 2008

[Trueno]

Great pictures guys, specially those air-to-air pictures. You have been lucky indeed

Cheers.

Trueno

[tomh]

OV-10A Bronco 67-14684 of the 21 TASS taken at McGuire AFB, NJ 31 May 1976


Bronco of the California Dept. of Forestry at Lancaster Field, CA

[Heron]

At the moment I only have one slide of an OV-10 scanned in, so that will have to do for now.
This is 66-13562 of 601TCW, USAFE, based at Sembach, Germany, but seen here at Fairford on 17 july 1983. The IAT was one week later at Greenham Common!

(sorry for the lack of quality, but I was/am still learning how to scan and edit slides. This one was one of the first done last winter...)

[Trueno]

Thanks Heron for that picture, please continue... the quality is not bad at all.... so typical 1980's

Cheers.

Trueno

[Basman]

Great little aircraft...

Just a question: is the aircraft marked 99+32 a different one than the one marked 99+24? If so, it seems to me we have two flying OV-10's in Europe then.

Bas

[Hans Rolink]

Some from me, first Mildenhall Air Fete, 28 May 1983, 68-3805 from 601 TASS.



The next month at Deelen during KLu's 70th anniversary, 68-3816 also from 601 TASS.




Hans.

[tomh]

Nice shots, every one. The lovely recent shots of 99+24 and 99+32-are they considered to be warbird aircraft?

I remember the development phase of the Bronco during my High School days. It was in the newspapers all the time. Seemed like every rivet they drove into the "Tri-Service COIN aircraft" was newsworthy. The program resulted in an interesting small aircraft, but I recall it was a big, high cost program. Expectations were high.

OV-10A 67-14694 1 SOW (Sqdn unknown) at Griffis AFB, NY 7 August 1976

[Mickey312]

Great little aircraft...
Just a question: is the aircraft marked 99+32 a different one than the one marked 99+24? If so, it seems to me we have two flying OV-10's in Europe then.
Bas

Yes, they are different aircraft, but 99+24 suffered an engine-fire earlier this year, so currently it is not in flyable condition. 99+32 therefore is the only airworthy Bronco in Europe at this moment.

Mickey

99+24 at former RAF Laarbruch, May 1st, 2008:



99+24 at Leeuwarden, June 20th, 2008:



99+32 at Spa, August 8th, 2009:

[tomh]

A few questions for the experts on German Broncos
1.Were the German OV-10B Broncos received new from the factory?
2.Was Germany the only operator of the OV-10B?
3.Was their only role that of target tug? No FAC mission at all?
4.Did they replace Douglas Skyraiders in that role?
5.Where they flown by civilians in support of WGAF?
6.Were the OV-10B aircraft ferried from the USA, and if so, did they have civil reg or military s/n?

From my records, it appears all OV-10D USMC derivatives were conversions of OV-10As.
USMC OV-10D 155468/ER06 of VMO-1 photographed at London, ON., 6 June 1992

[Mickey312]

Many answers to your questions concerning Luftwaffe Broncos can be found at this webpage, Tom: http://www.ov-10bronco.net/germany.cfm.

Mickey