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Description
| Manufacturer: | Cessna | |
| Base model: | L-19 | |
| Designation: | L-19 | |
| Nickname: | Bird Dog | |
| Designation System: | U.S. Air Force | |
| Designation Period: | 1942-1962 | |
| Basic role: | Liaison | |
| Crew: | Pilot & Observer | |
Specifications
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Examples of this type may be found at
| Museum | City | State |
| Planes of Fame, Grand Canyon | Valle | Arizona |
| United States Army Aviation Museum | Ozark | Alabama |
L-19 on display
Planes of Fame, Grand Canyon |
Recent comments by our visitors
| Gary Kiser Grand Island, NE | My dad was a crew chief for an L-19 in Korea in '51 & '52. I grew up on stories about the "best little bird ever built". Dad said they flew to Chuncheon every morning to get the mail and "check" the oil pressure, fuel use, prop, etc... Dad loved planes but loved farming more and came home to Nebraska to farm but never lost his passion for the "Bird dog" and always thought that there should have been one in the opening credits for the TV show M*A*S*H. 06/18/2008 @ 14:17 [ref: 21549] |
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| Don Thomason Moses Lake, WA | I remember these planes well. In my first tour in Korea, 1961-63, a cousin of mine was stationed at Camp Snow, just north of Seoul. I often visited him from my AF base at Osan, going there by Army bus. When I got ready to go back to my base, often an Army aviator would offer to take me back to Osan just so he could visit the Officer's Club there.
Once when I was on military leave to the Pusan area, I was going to go back to Osan by train, but just happened upon a Korean National Police Lieutenant that had an L-19 that was a Korean National Police observer aircraft. She (yes,a woman pilot--a rarity in Korea at that time) was flying back to Seoul after some police business in Pusan. She invited me to go with her, and we flew from Pusan to K-16 (Yoi-do AB) where I caught a bus back to Osan. These little airplanes were a treasure to fly on and I'll never forget them. 10/31/2007 @ 15:14 [ref: 18363] |
| Scott Smith arlington, TX | Looking for some old pics of birddogs. I have an old French E model.#24-531/N3255G. Always on the look out for any field pics, and old French service stuff. Scotty 11/09/2006 @ 10:27 [ref: 14702] |
| H. SHANAFELT ZEPHYRHILLS ,, FL | 17 JUL/ 2006 22:30 HRS. A VERY STRONG REMEMBRANCE -- 317/TH T.A.W.// 21ST. A.F. PAFB., N.C. AS AN AVIONICS ELECTRICIAN { 3ABR 423XXO } THE PLEASURE WAS WORKING / MAINTAINING, THE L - 19,O - 3, O-3C IN THE TRANSIENT A/C HANGAR , 150 YDS. EAST OF ALPHA ROW @ POPE. SOME OF THESE WONDEROUS BIRDS HAD COME FROM SHAW A.F.B., S.C., ROBBINS A.F.B., GA. FT.RUCKER A.A.F. FIELD, GA,EGLIN A.F.B., FLA. "MONK" HUNTER A.A.F.,GA. AND OTHERS. THESE "TRANSIENTS " WERE A BLAST TO WORK ,AND OFTEN HAD THE REWARD OF AN OPS CHK. OF THE AVIONCS SYSTEMS IF THE AVIATOR/PILOT HAD SOME SPARE HOURS NEEDED FOR THE MONTH IN HIS LOG . PERIMETER FLIGHTS AROUND THE FT. BRAGG D/Z'S. WHEEW ! I HOPE TO OWN AT LEAST 2 OF THESE CLASSIC WARBIRD F.A.C.S' PRIOR TO MY BLUE HEAVEN --- A DREAM COME TRUE! 07/17/2006 @ 18:35 [ref: 13741] |
| H. SHANAFELT ZEPHYRHILLS ,, FL | 17 JUL/ 2006 22:30 HRS. A VERY STRONG REMEMBRANCE -- 317/TH T.A.W.// 21ST. A.F. PAFB., N.C. AS AN AVIONICS ELECTRICIAN { 3ABR 423XXO } THE PLEASURE WAS WORKING / MAINTAINING, THE L - 19,O - 3, O-3C IN THE TRANSIENT A/C HANGAR , 150 YDS. EAST OF ALPHA ROW @ POPE. SOME OF THESE WONDEROUS BIRDS HAD COME FROM SHAW A.F.B., S.C., ROBBINS A.F.B., GA. FT.RUCKER A.A.F. FIELD, GA,EGLIN A.F.B., FLA. "MONK" HUNTER A.A.F.,GA. AND OTHERS. THESE "TRANSIENTS " WERE A BLAST TO WORK ,AND OFTEN HAD THE REWARD OF AN OPS CHK. OF THE AVIONCS SYSTEMS IF THE AVIATOR/PILOT HAD SOME SPARE HOURS NEEDED FOR THE MONTH IN HIS LOG . PERIMETER FLIGHTS AROUND THE FT. BRAGG D/Z'S. WHEEW ! I HOPE TO OWN AT LEAST 2 OF THESE CLASSIC WARBIRD F.A.C.S' PRIOR TO MY BLUE HEAVEN --- A DREAM COME TRUE! 07/17/2006 @ 18:34 [ref: 13740] |
| Gary Hanson Grants Pass, OR | I flew the L-19/O-1 with CAP Sqdn. 129 at Torrance, CA for a couple of years before finally finding one of my own in Texas, disassembled with 7 others, that were purchased from the French government. I restored N129G, an "E" model, S/N 24714, to late '50s-early '60s configuration, paint, armament panel and four working drop shackles and some of the original US Army radios (ARC-73, ARN-49(?) "Coffee-grinder" ADF) as well as modern comm and nav radios, including Loran "C" and D/F gear for locating ELT signals. This aircraft flew search and rescue with the Civil Air Patrol, airshow displays, and was used in one of the "Unsolved Mysteries" TV shows about a missing Army Aviator, as well as a recruiting tool for the California State Military Reserve. Flew it for 15 years before having to sell it. Wish I had it back now! Gary Hanson 08/13/2005 @ 19:44 [ref: 10989] |
| Robert P. Pettengill Laguna Woods, CA | A great airplane to fly. We took our advanced training at Ft. Rucker in the L-19 in the mid 50's. Primary at that time was at Gary AFB, TX. in the L-21. It was amazing what we were taught to do in the L-19. Landing and take offs on curved roads with trees on eigther side, up hill and down hill take off and landings, even contour plowed fields. Max performance take offs facing those 70 foot trees with only 1000 feet of runway made a real believer out of you. My hat goes off to the civilian instructors we had. I wonder what happened to Mr. Bevins? What a great instructor he was.
Robert P. Pettengill 06/25/2005 @ 14:04 [ref: 10582] |
| Roger Ward Montgomery, AL | L-19 last time I was pilot in one was Farmington NM with C.A.P. as a Capt. 1966. had radios, super chager, base alt = 5,000 ft. 11/06/2001 @ 01:26 [ref: 3571] |
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