Aircraft O-2A, #67-21368, was built by the Cessna Aircraft Corporation and delivered to the USAF on August 31, 1967. It then saw duty at Nakhon Phanom Royal Thai Air Force Base, Thailand, Bien …

Forward Air Controllers (FAC) were being lost at an alarming rate while flying the single engine Cessna "Bird Dogs.” As they were directing close air support strikes, the FACs were subject to small arms …

Her proper designation is O-2A, s/n 67-21318. Manufactured by Cessna Aircraft, Wichita KS and gained by the USAF on 16 Jun 1967. With the US Navy she served simply as Beau# 721318.

With back-up push-pull engines and other advanced features, the O-2A earned a reputation as one of the safest planes in the world. (Note: That reputation is for the O-2, flown by military pilots. The …

The telecommunications and OSS/BSS industries are full of acronyms. O2A (Order to Activate) and T2R (Trouble to Resolve) are just two of many workflow-related acronyms. Also find descriptions for U2C, …

In 1966, the O-2A replaced the O-1 Bird Dog as a forward air control (FAC) aircraft. Fully equipped with wing pylons to carry flares, rockets, and minigun pods during the Vietnam War, these aircraft could …

Distinguishable features are two engines placed in tandem on the fuselage centerline, a twin-boom-supported empenage, and a retractable tricycle landing gear. Two horizontally opposed, six-cylinder, …

Cessna produced two series -- the O-2A and the O-2B. The O-2A carried wing pylons for rockets, flares and other light ordnance. In the FAC role, the O-2A identified and marked enemy targets with smoke …

The Cessna O-2A is a military version of the Cessna 337 Super Skymaster, developed for the U.S. Air Force during the Vietnam War. Introduced in 1967, the O-2A was designed for forward air control …

Thanks for sparking that funny memory from 51 years ago. O-2A Skymaster s/n 69-7646 is currently here in Anderson, South Carolina being restored to non-flyable static display and back to her original …