North American RockwellPittsburgh-based Rockwell Standard acquired and merged with Los Angeles-based North American Aviation to form North American Rockwell in September 1967 (after North American was partly blamed for the fatal Apollo 1 fire in January 1967). North American Rockwell, became Rockwell International in 1973 with aircraft division North American Aircraft Operation that was sold to Boeing in 1996. North American Rockwell OV-10 BroncoThe North American Rockwell OV-10 Bronco is an American turboprop light attack and observation aircraft. It was developed in the 1960s as a special aircraft for counter-insurgency (COIN) combat, and one of its primary missions was as a forward air control (FAC) aircraft. It can carry up to three tons of external munitions, internal loads such as paratroopers or stretchers, and can loiter for three or more hours. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() North American Rockwell OV-10B Bronco, registration G-ONAA, built 1971, serial number 338-3
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