The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
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.
A Cessna O-1 'bird dog' forward air controller (FAC) aircraft (US Air Force) taxiing out of the revetments for an operational mission. The muddy 'tarmac' has been covered with sand.
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
Aerial view from a Cessna O-1 'bird dog' forward air controller (FAC) aircraft out of Dong Tam giving road convoy cover.
1970, SOUTH VIETNAM, VUNG TAU. UNITED STATES AIR FORCE O-1 BIRD DOG FORWARD AIR CONTROLLER (FAC). THE ROCKETS ARE FOR TARGET MARKING PURPOSES.
Close up of the four 2.75 inch, seven tube rocket launchers carried on an OV-10 'Bronco' aircraft. Two of the pods carry high explosive rockets and the other two carry smoke target marking rockets.
Aerial view. A 500lb bomb blast moves the smoke from a forward air controller's target marking rocket, at detonation.
