Plane ID
Dec 9, 2018 16:10:15 #
Dec 9, 2018 16:23:02 #
will47 wrote:
Anyone know what kind of plane?
Looks like a turboprop, so later than WWII. Looks fast and I think those are wing tanks (but may be weapons, since they have tail empennage) on the ground, so extended range might suggest recon, photography etc.
Dec 9, 2018 16:28:33 #
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Dec 9, 2018 16:39:28 #
alx
Loc: NJ
will47 wrote:
Anyone know what kind of plane?
It's an OV-1 Mohawk.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grumman_OV-1_Mohawk
The OV-10 Bronco came later and was twin boom.
alx
Dec 9, 2018 16:42:11 #
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Dec 9, 2018 16:53:57 #
George II
Loc: Fayetteville, Georgia
OV-1 was not a observation aircraft....it was a weapons delivery aircraft. It was a cross between the Gruman S-2 and its present interation...
Dec 9, 2018 17:07:32 #
dc3legs
Loc: Tucson
That's a Grumman OV-1 Mohawk. Pima Air and Space museum in Tucson has an example OV-1C. Triple tail. Where and when was this photo taken, if you don't mind my asking? There can't be that many remaining since fewer than 400 were built
Dec 9, 2018 17:12:20 #
TheShoe
Loc: Lacey, WA
Muddyvalley wrote:
Yes. The OV10 had a longer nose section as a very noticeable difference.Looks to me like an OV-1 Mohawk. Nam era observation aircraft
Dec 9, 2018 17:27:49 #
dc3legs wrote:
That's a Grumman OV-1 Mohawk. Pima Air and Space museum in Tucson has an example OV-1C. Triple tail. Where and when was this photo taken, if you don't mind my asking? There can't be that many remaining since fewer than 400 were built
This was taken at a place called Vic's Antiques & Uniques on US31 in Edinburgh, IN. It is extremely close to Camp Atterbury, an army base in Edinburgh. This plane DOES have a triple tail. What war(s) was this plane used in?
Dec 9, 2018 17:29:49 #
Dec 9, 2018 17:49:22 #
dc3legs
Loc: Tucson
Additionally the Army used these in Desert Storm too. They were retired by the US in 1996 apparently.......
Dec 9, 2018 18:09:23 #
Oh my. A buddy flew the JOV1 version in Nam. He was downed by ground fire on a bda assignment. He evaded numerous NVA patrols for 2 days and we picked him up on a river gravel bar whose moniker was only known in his hootch. He beat all odds.
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