Aircraft tail numbers flown by the Rustics

OV-10 Tail Numbers flown at Bien Hoa AB, June 1970- Dec 1971:

526, 602, 604, 608*, 611, 619*, 620*, 621*, 625*, 626*, 628, 629*, 631*, 634, 638, 639*, 640*, 643*, 644, 648*, 650*, 651*, 652*, 654*, 655*, 658, 659*,  662, 664, 671*, 681*, 683*, 684*, 686*, 687*, 688, 689, 693, 789*, 791, 798,  801*, 804*, 805*, 806*, 809*, 811,* 822*, 824, 825*, 826*, 829*, 845, 850, 852, 855*, 859, 864, 921, 981    

OV-10 Tail Numbers flown at Ubon AB, January 1971-August 1973:

608*, 609, 619*, 620*, 621*, 622, 623, 624, 625*, 626*, 627, 629*, 631*, 632, 636, 637, 639*, 640*, 641, 643*, 647, 648*, 649, 650*, 651*, 652*, 653, 654*, 655*, 657, 659*, 663, 666, 669, 670, 671*, 673, 674, 675, 677, 678, 679, 681*, 683*, 684*, 686*, 687*, 690, 696, 697, 698, 699, 700, 701, 705, 765, 784, 785, 787, 789*, 790, 792, 793, 795, 796, 797, 799, 801*, 803, 804*, 805*, 806*, 808, 809*, 811*, 813, 815, 816, 818, 819, 822*, 825*, 826*, 828, 829*, 830, 831, 855*, 878          

 * Aircraft flown at both Bien Hoa AB, RVN, and Ubon AB, Thailand. 

Rustic OV-10 tail number 67-14639 was obtained from the Philippine Air Force in 2006 by the Australian War Memorial Museum in Canberra for restoration and display. They specifically wanted an OV-10 which had been flown by Aussies in Vietnam. A number of Aussies flew 639 as Issue FACs at Cu Chi Air Base in III Corps in 1970. Several Rustics (Engleman, Nuber, Newland and Freix) also flew 639 as Issue FACs prior to becoming Rustics. 639 eventually became a Rustic bird flown from both Bien Hoa Air Base in Vietnam and from the Royal Tai Air Force Base at Ubon, Thailand.

The Australian War Memorial unveiled the fully restored North American Bronco, model 67-14639, on 18 August 2023, Vietnam Veterans’ Day.

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Restored Rustic OV-10 67-14626 at Hurlburt Field Air Park, FL.

Rustic OV-10 tail number 67-14626 last flying assignment was at Shaw AFB, South Carolina, and

Rustic OV-10 tail number 67-14626's last flying assignment was at Shaw AFB, South Carolina, and was eventually dropped from the Air Force inventory in August 1991. The aircraft arrived at Hurlburt Field, FL in January 2000 from Kelly AFB, Texas where it had been  utilized as a maintenance trainer. The aircraft was placed on display at the Hurlburt Field Air Park on February 16, 2000 and was dedicated on 23 September 2000 during an All-FAC reunion Remembrance Ceremony which had over 750 attendees.

O-2A Tail Numbers flown at Bien Hoa AB, July 1970-September 1971

006, 018, 022, 038, 039, 047, 048, 049, 054, 055, 056, 057, 063, 417, 421, 831, 833, 835, 837, 839, 842, 846, 847, 848, 860, 962, 967, 978, 984, 985, 989, 993, 994

To our knowledge, no Rustic 0-2A has been restored or put on display at any museum.