Cessna O-1 Bird Dog

The Cessna L-19-O-1 Bird Dog was a liaison and observation aircraft. It was the first all-metal fixed-wing aircraft ordered for and by the United States Army since the U.S. Army Air Forces separated from the Army in 1947 becoming its own branch of service the U.S. Air Force. The Bird Dog had a lengthy career in the U.S. military as well as in other countries.

wife and five children into a two-seat Cessna O-1 Bird Dog and took off from Con Son Island. After evading enemy ground fire Major Bung-Ly headed out to sea and spotted the aircraft carrier USS Midway.1
USAF Cessna O-1 Bird Dog observation / forward air controller (FAC) and helicopter at an unidentified location. Transferred from the Byrd Archives.2
Cessna O-1 Bird Dog named 'Bunny II' by its gang of creators: RAEME engineers of 161 Recce Flight in South Vietnam.3
and five children into a two-seat Cessna O-1 Bird Dog and took off from Con Son Island. After evading enemy ground fire...4
Cessna O-1 Bird Dog at treetop level, pinpointing enemy troops with smoke rockets and then hanging around to direct the air strikes.5
O-1 Birddog211 viewsUSAF Cessna O-1 Bird Dog observation / forward air controller (FAC) and helicopter at an unidentified location. Transferred from the Byrd Archives.vwip OV-10_1.6
Cessna O-1 Bird Dog on download page 15.7
VNAF Major Buang lands his Cessna O-1 Bird Dog on the deck of USS Midway (CVA-41) during Operation Frequent Wind. "It was April 30, 1975. Rain had soaked the deck.8

Made by Cessna.

It is the successor of the Cessna 170 .

Eight Cessna O-1 Bird Dogs were received from the United States, desgnated Observation Type 2. The aircraft served with Wing 23 and Wing 53.9
Cessna O-1 Bird Dog aircraft, he flew FAC missions in support of the First Regiment of the Republic of Korea's "Capital" Division from air bases at Qui Nhon and Phu Cat until May 1969, 10
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wife and five children into a two-seat Cessna O-1 Bird Dog and took off from Con Son Island. After evading Viet Cong arms fire Major Bung-Ly headed out to sea and spotted the USS Midway aircraft carrier.12
The diminutive Cessna O-1 Bird Dog, a development of the civilian Cessna 175, was an artillery spotting, liaison and reconnaissance aircraft that was ordered by the US Navy initially, but went on to 13
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remembers patching his Cessna O-1 Bird Dog (which came under fire almost every time it flew) with duct tape and beer cans.15
More Users
United States Army
Royal Thai Air Force
South Vietnamese Air Force
Jet Or Prop
prop
Height Alt
2.22 m
Predecessor
Cessna 170
Length Alt
7.85 m
Max Takeoff Weight Main
2400.0
Power Alt
159
Range Main
530 miles
Max Speed Alt
209.0
Type Of Prop
flat six piston
Introduced
1950
Max Speed Main
130 mph
Developed From
Cessna 170
Height Main
7
Max Takeoff Weight Alt
1089.0
Ceiling Main
20300.0
Number Built
3431
Crew
2
Retired
1974
Span Main
1097.28
Area Main
174.0
Primary user
Span Alt
10.97 m
Plane Or Copter?
Engine(prop)
Continental O-470
Manufacturer
First Flight
14
Origin
United States
National Origin
United States
Climb Rate Main
1040.0
Power Main
213 hp
Number Of Props
1
Climb Rate Alt
19020.0
Length Main
784.86
Area Alt
16.16 m²
Range Alt
853.0
Similar Aircraft
* Stinson L-13
Related
* Cessna 170* Cessna 172* T-41 Mescalero
Empty Weight Main
1614.0
Ceiling Alt
6
200 m
Empty Weight Alt
732.0
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