The OV-10’s rugged construction and ability to loiter for extended periods made it ideal for the dense jungles, mountainous terrain, and unpleasantly unpredictable weather of Vietnam.

The North American Rockwell OV-10 Bronco was developed as a forward air control/counter insurgency aircraft during the Vietnam War. It first flew in July of 1965.

Here’s What You Need to Remember: The OV-10 Bronco served as a light attack aircraft in Vietnam but lived on after the war in many roles, including aerial mapping, geological survey ...

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Philippines Air Force Retires OV-10 Bronco and AH-1S Cobra After Long Service in Counter-Insurgency Operations. Published on: January 4, 2025 at 3:51 PM. Parth Satam ...

Dave Warsh ©Stars and StripesSouth Vietnam, December, 1968: An OV-10 Bronco from Marine Observation Squadron 2 swoops down toward an enemy bunker in the An Hoa Basin, about 15 miles southeast of ...

PICTURE: Pilot injured as OV-10 Bronco crashes in Cotswolds 2012-07-12T16:41:00+01:00 An inquiry has been launched after a North American OV-10 Bronco crashed and caught fire at Cotswold Airport ...

The OV-10 Bronco's primary use case was as a support aircraft for use in the skies above Vietnam. As such, the aircraft had to be able to take off and land on short, improvised runways.

A standard North American-Rockwell OV-10 Bronco is not the kind of airplane that civilians would enjoy flying. Sure, its Short Takeoff and Landing (STOL) capability meant you could take off from ...

The Philippine air force has retired its Rockwell OV-10 Bronco light attack aircraft and Bell AH-1S Cobra attack helicopters. The air force’s 15th Strike Wing held a joint retirement ceremony ...