1969 CESSNA A-37B

The A-37B in its current configuration is designed as a ground attack aircraft and was developed to meet the COIN (counter insurgency) role. The US Government supplied 254 Cessna A-37B Dragonfly’s to the Vietnam Air Force (VNAF) during the Vietnam War. Throughout the war, A-37s were extensively used in support of ground forces with many missions being directed by O-1 Bird Dog Forward Air Controllers (FAC’s). After the fall of South Vietnam in 1975, ninety-five VNAF A-37B aircraft were captured and incorporated into the Vietnamese People’s Air Force, this aircraft was among those captured. AIRFRAME: 1,602.2 Hrs TTSN 390.2 Hrs since comprehensive 100 point Restoration by Pay’s Air Service, Scone, NSW ENGINES: Two x General Electric J85-17A, 2,850 lbs Axial Flow Turbojets L/H 756 Hrs TTSN, 78.1 TSOH R/H 786 Hrs TTSN, 49.9 Hrs TSOH AVIONICS: Garmin GPS165, COM1-Collins VHF20A, COM2- Collins VHF20A, ATC Transponder-Collins TDR 90, NAV1-Collins VIR30A w glide slope & marker beacon NAV2-Collins VIR30A, ICS-41 Intercom Livery: Authentic South Vietnamese Air Force circa 1970s.