Wednesday, June 12, 2013

OV-10--History and Highlights of Navy Light Attack Squadron Four 1968-70


This is an extremely good read on U.S. Navy OV-10 ops in Vietnam, 1969-70.

It gives you a good view of standing up the squadron; deploying it, and operational considerations.

"The two-aircraft armed patrols are now configured with a total of 4000 rounds of 7.62mm, 750 rounds of 20mm, 38 2.75-inch rockets, 16 5-inch Zuni rockets, and 8 flares. When NAVAIRSYSCOM approves installation of the LAU-33 launcher on the wing stations, each aircraft will carry 4 additional 5-inch rockets. The flares can be used for incendiary effect; if dropped below 2000 feet they will arm and strike the ground before the chute deploys."

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