The first USAF OV-10As destined for combat arrived in Vietnam in July 1968. A total of 157 OV-10As were delivered to the USAF before production ended in April 1969. The aircraft on display came to the museum in October 1991 and is painted as it appeared when it served in Southeast Asia. #avgeek #airhistory #cockpit | National Museum of the U.S. Air Force

In May 2015, the Pentagon initiated a secret program dubbed Combat Dragon II. $20 million was allocated to activate an experimental unit of two OV-10s, acquired from NASA and the State Department. Its purpose: to test the viability of the low-cost, Vietnam-era OV-10 Bronco in combat scenarios against ISIS. Read more https://wp.me/p3avY4-2Yo | Military Leak