Cessna O-1E 56-2612 United States Air Force circa 1949

circa 1949

California

50-caliber wing guns was removed to save weight

leaving the sole prototype as a remarkable testament to the cutting edge of directed-energy weapons research

Cessna O-1E 56-2612 United States Air Force circa 1949These are 1 72 scale decals for Cessna O 1E Bird Dog 56 2612, assigned to the 21st Tactical Air Support Squadron (TASS), United States Air Force, in the distinctive Vietnam era camouflage scheme. The 21st TASS was a forward air control unit flying the O 1E in the demanding and perilous FAC mission over Vietnam locating enemy forces, marking targets with white phosphorus rockets, and directing strike aircraft onto their objectives at low altitude and