0-2 in Iraq
 

I was watching ABC News last night and saw an 0-2 at a helo refueling base in Iraq.

Either that, or it was old footage from NAM.

They sure stand out if you are attuned.

Always an adventure...

Jim

During some war coverage the other day I saw a fleeting image on a twin-boom aircraft in flight. It was only depicted a very short time and it was distant and fuzzy, but it "could" have been a 337. The announcer was talking about "drone aircraft" at the time. I'm sure Cessna hasn't built any O2/337s in years. Does the military (anyone's) still use the O2? Have they been converted to drones? Just curious.

Regards,
Jim

This was in the background with a helicopter moving slowly in the foreground. They showed the same footage two or three times, and there was no doubt that it was an O-2 in the current camoflage colors.

Jim

The was a program in progress last year to convert some O-2's to drones. I don't know whether any are operational, or whether it ever even progressed to completion...

Kevin

Look at this link. Perhaps this is what you saw on the tube.
http://www.designation-systems.net/dusrm/m-155.html

Yep, I bet it was the hunter. I do not think that the O2-A drone went through.
Tom
O2-A 68-10862

0-2 UAV
 

http://www.hiflight.com/gallery_chiron.html

Talks about converting an 0-2 to an UAV