Most of Cal Fire’s tactical planes are North American Rockwell OV-10 aircraft. The OV-10 Bronco is a twin-turboprop, multi-mission aircraft that served with the U.S. Navy, Marine Corps and Air ...
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The OV-10 Bronco could operate from aircraft carriers without the need for catapults or arresting wires. The North American Rockwell OV-10 is a short takeoff and landing (STOL) aircraft designed ...
The Philippine Air Force’s (PAF) 15th Strike Wing retired two each of its two AH-1S Cobra attack helicopters and the last two OV-10 Bronco aircraft at the Major Daniel Atienza Air Base in ...
Hudson says, “Cal Fire has air bases strategically located so aircraft can reach a fire in 20 minutes after a call.” When above a fire, Hudson sits in the back of an OV-10 Bronco and ...
The PAF unit used to operate over 30 aircraft, which were acquired from the United States and Thailand, making the OV-10 its stalwart workhorse since the 1990s. The two AH-1S Cobras, the PAF’s ...