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A U.S. Air Force Cessna 0-1E Bird Dog aircraft (s/n 56-4200) in flight over Vietnam in 1967. The aircraft was used as a forward air control aircraft throughout South Vietnam. The forward air controller (FAC) spotted suspected enemy strongholds and fired smoke rockets to mark the target for strike aircraft. Following a strike the FAC assessed bomb damage.
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| current | 15:42, 12 January 2017 | | 3,000 × 2,400 (1.87 MB) | 127.0.0.1 (talk) | <p>A U.S. Air Force Cessna 0-1E <i>Bird Dog</i> aircraft (s/n 56-4200) in flight over Vietnam in 1967. The aircraft was used as a forward air control aircraft throughout South Vietnam. The forward air controller (FAC) spotted suspected enemy strongholds and fired smoke rockets to mark the target for strike aircraft. Following a strike the FAC assessed bomb damage. </p> |
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