Who flew Broncos?
(Updated 05/21/01) The primary and original operators of OV-10s were the US Air Force and US Marines. The US Navy flew them for a while in Vietnam. No US military service still flies them. Current US operators include NASA, the State Department and the CDF (California Department of Forestry and Fire.) The BLM used to fly them, as did the BATF – these aircraft have all been transferred to the current US operators. The Washington Dept. of Transportation owns one that hasn’t flown in a while. The Bronco was exported to Germany (OV-10B), Thailand (OV-10C), Venezuela (OV-10E), Indonesia (OV-10F), the Philippines (OV-10A), Morocco (OV-10A), and Colombia (OV-10A). There is an outfit in France that has a privately-owned and flying OV-10B, and there are several on static display in museums around the US and the rest of the world. There is mention in several magazine articles that South Korea flew Broncos. This is not correct. They did request OV-10D’s after the 1983 NOGS demonstration tests but
