0-2 in Iraq

jimmuse · #1 03-31-03, 08:32 AM

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

#2 04-01-03, 10:06 AM

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

jimmuse · #3 04-01-03, 10:13 AM

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

kevin · #4 04-01-03, 11:12 AM

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

#5 04-01-03, 12:37 PM

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

OSCARDEUCE · #6 04-03-03, 06:31 PM

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

WebMaster · #7 07-21-03, 08:29 AM

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

Talks about converting an 0-2 to an UAV