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More pics of the OV-10 please !!!

 

Ok,

Mine on the right and the other Ground Attack trainers from Blue Air Command..

 

Mike before the grumpiness

 

Should I ask how or why you have a live ordinance?

 

Can’t do anything else, so I’ll recline here and watch Gunsmoke. That Festus…

 

FLA…

 

This OV-10G+ one of only three made and the only one to ever fly was the one that sat in our museum on display for 14 years, static, destined to never fly again per DOS recommendation. It was under my control to make her airworthy, Feb 2020 the OV-10 Squadron out in Chino California, who was restoring 6 other OV-10s asked to purchase it. I was told he was just a money guy that liked the birds and wanted multiple to fly with his buddies on the weekend.. The museum is nearing the kick off our 5+Mil dollar expansion, including 3 new hangars and pad to the south of the VietNam hangar. Needless to say we didn't ask enough for it, but it was a pleasure to see her fly finally. He sent two of his top notch guys over and in 3 days had her running and ready to fly!! They flew her back to Chino the next weekend. Along comes the Blue Air Combat Training Organization, same guy just spun up a business and probably getting paid Millions to train our current military pilots for "Forward Air Control and Ground Attack Air Crews".. Hence the use of live ordinance!

Here she is the day before she left our pad headed to Chino, I was like a kid sitting in the back seat as we got to taxi around the pad in her.!!

https://photos.app.goo.gl/7ukMx5MDyGK9oNF58

RJ

 

Here she is from inside, first breath of life for 14 years... Like I said, I was like a kid..

https://photos.app.goo.gl/Z1hR5wKxC1ySBPwu6

RJ

 

Awesome looking restored OV-10 Bronco !!! , brings back fond memories of my old duty station MCAS El Toro back in the early 80's . Used to watch them performing touch and go's on the runways

Do you have a A4 Skyhawk or a AV8B Harrier at your museum ???

 

Hard to believe he’s the same guy from the searchers
Unhand my fiancé Marty

 

OKAY, someone keeps putting vegtables in the beer crisper. not cool

 

Thank you for sharing I was about to go home and I’m out of beer. Crisis averted!!

 

Yea, we have a A4 Static, ex Blue Angles bird, we had a flying A4 a couple years ago, was due for some serious engine overhaul work, sold it to a guy in Arizona, he was going to rebuild it and paint it to the Argentine Air Force colors from where they flew them in the Faulklans war..

No Harrier, but we do have a B model Hornet..

RJ

 

Here is our inventory right now, a couple are missing, the new C-45 isn't on there, it's replacing the TBM in the flying AC category..

https://www.valiantaircommand.com/flyingcollection

RJ

 

I'm more concerned over why there is zero-sugar punkin spice,,, and mustard but no ketchup.

 

Nice collection of aircraft especially the Vietnam / Cold War aircraft

 

cause im team mustard and i dont drink coffee.ease your mind ole bud

 

Evening folks, fall leaf cleanup is loosing its whole, “ Tim the tool man Taylor “ thing. A few more weeks and it will be done, thankfully!



I need to retire.

 

I've been filling the fridge wrong all these years. I will correct it when I get home from work. Let's see what Mary says in the morning.