Aircraft reference
N430DF
OV-10A Bronco · Cal Fire
Representative type photograph. No verified publishable photograph of N430DF was found.
Alan Radecki Akradecki · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Identity
- Mission
- Lead & observation
- Registration
- N430DF
- Mode-S address
- A5236F
- ICAO type
- V10
- Model
- OV-10A Bronco
- Manufacturer
- North American Rockwell
- Operator
- Cal Fire
- Country of registration
- United States
About the North American Rockwell OV-10 Bronco
Coordination and observation aircraft
It carries the observers and radios that organize the air operation. It locates and assesses the fire, identifies safe drop runs, separates aircraft in the incident airspace, and guides tankers; it normally carries no water or retardant.
What this type can do
The twin-boom OV-10 is an airborne command and observation platform. Its crew maps the incident, identifies hazards, coordinates airspace, and directs tankers and helicopters; it does not carry suppressant.
This describes the type’s usual firefighting capability; it does not prove what this aircraft is carrying or doing now.
The North American Rockwell OV-10 Bronco is a twin-turboprop light attack and observation (O) aircraft with short takeoff and landing (V) capability designed and produced by the American aircraft manufacturer North American Rockwell. It was the first aircraft to be specifically designed to conduct counter-insurgency (COIN) and limited war operations.
ICAO type · V10Flight history
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Photographs
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