11K views · 446 reactions | Cessna O-2A Skymaster In late 1966 the...

3.3K views · 29 reactions | The Cessna O-2A might look like a regular light plane at first, but this one was built for combat. Nicknamed the “Oscar Deuce,” it carried rockets and gun pods under its wings and played a key role in Vietnam by spotting targets and guiding in the fast jets. With its twin-engine push-pull design, it could fly low and slow, making it one of the toughest little Cessnas you’ll ever see. #aviation #usaf #history #vietnamwar | AvPay.aero | Facebook

The O-2's Most Dangerous Mission in Vietnam The Cessna O-2 Skymaster wasn’t a fighter, but in Vietnam, Forward Air Controllers (FACs) often had to act like one. Flying low and slow, O-2 crews used 2.75-inch white phosphorus (“Willy Pete”) rockets to mark enemy positions for fast movers and helicopter gunships. When air support wasn’t available, some FACs made repeated passes themselves, sometimes firing, sometimes deliberately not, to draw fire away from troops on the ground. The goal was to abs

Usually parked in Hangar 79, this Cessna O-2A Skymaster is out in front of the Ford Island Operations Building this weekend only ✈️ Flown during the Vietnam War for observation and forward air control, this aircraft is part of the legacy of Col. Robert “Bob” Szul, a decorated combat veteran and longtime Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum volunteer 🇺🇸 Plan your visit this weekend! 🎟️ Book tickets — link in bio | Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum

In late 1966 the U.S. Air Force selected a military variant of the Cessna Model 337 Super Skymaster, designated the O-2, to supplement the O-1 Bird Dog forward air controller (FAC) aircraft then operating in Southeast Asia. Distinguished by twin tail booms and tandem-mounted engines, it featured a tractor-pusher propeller arrangement. Having twin engines enabled the O-2 to absorb more ground fire and still return safely, endearing it to its crews. The O-2 first flew in January 1967, and producti

O-2 Cessna Skymaster crash on take off #rcplane #diycrafts #crash | Julius Perdana