Grumman OV-1C Mohawk, 61-2724 / 67C, Pima Air & Space Museum
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Registration: 61-2724
Construction Number: 67C
Code Number: 32
Model Grumman OV-1C Mohawk
Operator: Pima Air & Space Museum
Airport: Tucson - Pima Air and Space Museum, USA - Arizona
Photographer: Martin Laycock
Date Taken: 10/1992
Date Submitted: 07/07/2009
This fierce looking Mohawk wears the markings of the First Infantry Division, U.S. Army during the Vietnam War. The OV-1 entered service in 1961 as a tactical reconnaissance and battlefield observation aircraft. By the end of 1962 they were being deployed to Vietnam. The OV-1C was similar to the OV-1A but was used in the infrared reconnaissance role carrying cameras and infrared sensors, 169 of this variant were built, four OV-1Cs still fly for U.S. Customs and Border Protection, hunting for drug smugglers with a non-standard, nose-mounted infrared system. She is displayed at Pima courtesy of the Department of the US Army.
Picture ID:1181776