The North American Rockwell OV-10 Bronco is a turboprop light attack and observation aircraft. It was developed in the 1960s as a special aircraft for counter-insurgency (COIN) combat, and one of its primary missions was as a forward air control (FAC) aircraft. The pilot and observer sat under a large bubble type canopy. It could carry small machine guns in sidepods, fire small rockets and drop smaller bombs. In the back, a couple of doors were in the fuselage, enabling MEDEVAC operations as well.
OV-10G Bronco
This AD Grey OV-10G Bronco is located at Kingman Airport, Phoenix, USA.
Photographed 2007 by Cees Hendriks (c) Copyright IPMS Nederland
OV-10G Bronco
This camouflaged OV-10G is at the Stallion 51 hangar, Kissimmee, Florida.
Photographed 2007 by Cees Hendriks (c) Copyright IPMS Nederland
OV-10D Bronco
A selection of Bronco's , such as 55494 grey OV-10D of VMO-2. Seen at Kissimmee, Florida. Also, some other Bronco's are seen.
Photographed November 2013 by Cees Hendriks (c) Copyright IPMS Nederland
VARIA: A few old photo's of USAF Bronco's in Europe
Photographed Fred Bachofner (c) Copyright IPMS Nederland
OV-10G
This OV-10G Bronco with civil registration N15453 was used by the US Department of State for counter drug ops. It is the ex-USMC 155409. It was seen in the Valiant Air Command Warbird Aviation Museum at Titusville (Fl.). It has extra side armour on the cockpitsection and special engines and electronics.
Photographed November 2014 by Cees Hendriks (c) Copyright IPMS Nederland
OV-10D
This OV-10D Bronco is now "repainted" but flew for the USMC and later US NAVY "light attack squadron". This aircraft Bureau.no. 155494 is at the Flying Leathernecks Museum at Miramar, San Diego, Calif. USA.
Photographed 2015 by Cees Hendriks (c) Copyright IPMS Nederland
OV-10F
Twelve Bronco OV-10F were purchased by Indonesia. This OV-10F is essentially a refurbished OV-10A with 4x 12.7mm Browning machine guns. This aircraft coded "TT 1015" is located at the Indonesian Air Force Museum "Pusat TNI AU Dirgantara Mandala" at Yogyakarta in Central Java, Indonesia.
Photographed 2016 by Henk Hirs (c) Copyright IPMS Nederland
OV-10D USMC
This USMC OV-10D Bronco is coded Bur.no 55499. It was seen on display at the Pima Air & Space Museum, Tucson (Az.).
Photographed 2017 by Cees Hendriks (c) Copyright IPMS Nederland
OV-10B "Luftwaffe"
This OV-10B Bronco is privately flown by the "Bronco team" based at Kortrijk-Wevelgem airport in Belgium. It is a restored former OV-10B target tug of the "West German" Luftwaffe fitted with a steel cable winch inside the fuselage with a clear fuselage dome and a backward facing seat was installed for the winch operator. Before restoration the aircraft was situated for many years at the Manfredd Pflumm museum at Villingen (D). It has registration G-ONAA and code 99+18 and seen here with many "poppies" painted on the tail at the Texel air show, The Netherlands.
Photographed August 2018 by Cees Hendriks (c) Copyright IPMS Nederland
Over 200 photos presented in two parts:
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OFFICIAL USAF COLOUR INFORMATION OV-10
from USAF handbook Technical order TO 1-1-4. Collection M. de Vreeze (used with permission)
Standard System colour numbers refer to the Federal Standard system with 5 digit numbered colours. Deviations on real aircraft may occur. The later used European scheme is also shown.
Various plastic scale models exist of the OV-10 Bronco. In 1/72 the old Airfix and Revell models were available but the newer Academy kit is much better. In 1/48 Chematic, Testors and ICM have kits. Minikits have a 1/144 model. KittyHawk has released a 1/32 scale kit of the OV-10D and an OV-10A has also been released.
This web page was first created April 2013 by M. de Vreeze