The Aircraft
Images from the Field
O-2A USAF 68-06868 in flight — white and red FAC scheme over New England
O-2 #868 in a climbing turn — the iconic push-pull twin configuration
O-2 Skymaster trailing smoke on a low-altitude run
O-2 in all-black livery on the flight line, full military markings
O-2 #122 on the ramp — front engine and mission pod clearly visible
Rocket pods mounted under the wing — standard FAC ordnance loadout
Ground crew positioning a sensor payload under the starboard wing
ISR sensor pod mounted below the fuselage — airborne over the countryside
View from the left seat — wing-mounted rocket tubes, lake below
Inflight view of the forward fuselage and underside payload configuration
Historical Cessna O-2 in USAF markings — the platform that defined a generation of FAC operations