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VH-XVB
011976 |
1951 Cessna O-1G Bird Dog C/N 22290Discuss this aircraft in community |
| Manufacturer: | Cessna |
| Model: | O-1G Bird Dog Search all Cessna O-1G Bird Dog |
| Year built: | 1951 |
| Construction Number (C/N): | 22290 |
| Aircraft Type: | Fixed wing single engine |
| Number of Seats: | 2 |
| Number of Engines: | 1 |
| Engine Type: | Reciprocating |
| Engine Manufacturer and Model: | Continental O-470-11 |
| Also Registered As: |
| Registration Number: | VH-XVB |
| Alternative Code/Name: | 011976 |
| Current Status: | De-registered |
| Address: | , Australia |
| Admin, 2011-04-01 13:44:56 | |
| Originally built as an L-19A-CE at Cessna's Pawnee plant to a 1951 order as 51-11976, this aircraft saw service with the USAF in Vietnam. It was one of a batch of Bird Dogs imported to Australia and restored to it's accurate Vietnam war colour scheme by Randal MacFarlane at Archerfield; it was first registered as VH-XVB 'Little Puff' on 7 May 1992. | |