MIflyer
1st Lieutenant
"The OV-10 Bronco first flew in 1965, nearly a decade before the A-10, and the warplane has been out of active service since 1995. But we know now that last summer two OV-10s flew 120 combat missions, likely in Iraq and Syria, in support of Operation Inherent Resolve, the American-led campaign against ISIS."
"An article in The Daily Beast this week revealed that two OV-10s, a Vietnam-era turboprop light attack aircraft, operated over a span of 82 days beginning sometime around May 2015, possibly in conjunction with U.S. special operations forces. A spokesman for U.S. Central Command told the site that the military's goal (aside from aiding special operators) was "to determine if properly employed turbo-prop driven aircraft… would increase synergy and improve the coordination between the aircrew and ground commander."
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"An article in The Daily Beast this week revealed that two OV-10s, a Vietnam-era turboprop light attack aircraft, operated over a span of 82 days beginning sometime around May 2015, possibly in conjunction with U.S. special operations forces. A spokesman for U.S. Central Command told the site that the military's goal (aside from aiding special operators) was "to determine if properly employed turbo-prop driven aircraft… would increase synergy and improve the coordination between the aircrew and ground commander."
The Vietnam-Era OV-10 Warplane Is Fighting ISIS
Could an A-10 replacement look like this?
