Cessna O-1 Bird Dog
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The Cessna O-1 Bird Dog is a liaison and observation aircraft that first flew on December 14, 1949, and entered service in 1950 as the L-19 in the Korean War. It went on to serve in many branches of t
An O-1A Bird Dog
Cessna XL-19C Bird Dog
USMC OE-1s of VMO-6 during the winter of 1951/52 in Korea
An Austrian Luftwaffe L-19 is shown here in 1997;it was retired the next year.
Lawrence Chambers
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Lawrence Cleveland "Larry" Chambers is the first African American to command a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier and the first African-American graduate of the Naval Academy to reach flag rank. While in comm
Cessna O-1 Bird Dog
…note asking that the deck be cleared so he could land. As no other way existed to make room, Midway's commanding officer, Captain (later Rear Admiral) Lawrence Chambers, ordered US$10 million worth of South Vietnamese Bell UH-1 Iroquois ("Huey") helicopters to be pushed overboard into the South China Sea. The Bird Dog…
Rear Adm. Chambers (1982; age 53)
A South Vietnamese Air Force UH-1H is pushed overboard to make room for Major Buang to land his Cessna O-1.
Major Buang's O-1 touching down.
Major Buang's O-1 after landing aboard Midway during Operation Frequent Wind.