The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Wing Commander Tony Powell holds the unique distinction in the RAAF of being the only FAC pilot operating in South Vietnam with the USAF the term FAC means Forward Air Controller and is given to the Small Cessna aircraft that are used for spotting enemy positions. These small aircraft are also referred to as 'Bird Dogs'. The 'Bird Dog' shown is a USAF aircraft flown by Wing Commander Powell operating from Luscombe airfield Nui Dat. Shows Powell preparing to take off; in flight; marking target with 2 inch rocket; No 2 Squadron RAAF. Canberra bombers attacking enemy positions.
A Cessna O-1 'bird dog' forward air controller (FAC) aircraft in the US Air Force revetments. Four smoke target marking rockets are positioned under each wing.
O314347 Wing Commander Anthony Watcyn Powell, piloting a Cessna O-1 Bird Dog, was one of the first RAAF Forward Air Controllers (FAC) in Vietnam.
RAAF Forward Air Controller (FAC) in Vietnam, O221393 Flying Officer (FO) Richard Neil (Dick) Kelloway, stands beside his spotter aircraft, a Cessna 01 Birddog, at the Vung Tau airfield, 35 miles sout
Aerial view of flat terrain showing smoke from target marking rocket adjacent to the canal, taken from a Cessna O-1 'bird dog' forward air controller (FAC) aircraft. Smoke from other bombs still linge
'Jade' was the codeword for the Forward Air Controller (FAC). The aircraft used was a Cessna O2 (Oscar Deuce).Scene opens with O2 landing on Luscombe Field at Nui Dat. Lt John Bart Neervoort dons para
Soon to finish his tour as a Forward Air Controller (FAC), O221393 Flying Officer (FO) Richard Neil Kelloway (right) shows three new RAAF arrivals the features of the Cessna O-1 'Bird Dog' aircraft, w
