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OV-10 Bronco: America’s Strangest Vietnam War Plane

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 dawn of the ...
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Philippine air force retires OV-10 Bronco, AH-1S Cobra

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 for the ...
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Philippines Air Force Retires OV-10 Bronco and AH-1S Cobra After Long Service in Counter-Insurgency Operations

While the Cobras served in the PAF for a short period of just five years, the Broncos were used in the Philippines for over three decades. The Philippine Air Force's (PAF) 15th Strike Wing retired two ...
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OV-10 Bronco, Explained

In the 1960s, two U.S. Marines, W.H. Beckett and K.P. Rice, lived next to each other in Santa Ana, California. The two soldiers had a habit of getting together and bemoaning the emerging trends of ...