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Unread 03-31-03, 08:32 AM
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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...

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Unread 04-01-03, 10:06 AM
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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.

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Unread 04-01-03, 10:13 AM
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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.

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Unread 04-01-03, 11:12 AM
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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...

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Unread 04-01-03, 12:37 PM
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Look at this link. Perhaps this is what you saw on the tube.
http://www.designation-systems.net/dusrm/m-155.html
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Unread 04-03-03, 06:31 PM
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Yep, I bet it was the hunter. I do not think that the O2-A drone went through.
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Unread 07-21-03, 08:29 AM
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0-2 UAV

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

Talks about converting an 0-2 to an UAV
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