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Cessna
L-19/O-1 Bird Dog
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Originally
designated the L-19, the Bird Dog was used by the USAF,
Army and Marines for artillery spotting, front-line communications,
medical evacuation and pilot training. The U.S. Air Force
ordered more than 3,200 between 1950 and 1959.
In 1962, the Bird Dog was re-designated the O-1
and was used in Vietnam as a Forward Air Controller to direct strike
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Designations |
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 | L-19: Liaison designation (prior to
1962) |
| O-1: Observation designation (after
1962) |
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page updated 11 February 2008
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