I photographed these Cessna O-1 Bird Dog examples in Idaho, Ohio, Washington, Georgia, Washington DC, Alabama, Oshkosh and Texas. The Cessna 305, also known as the L-19 Bird Dog, was a military version of the Cessna Model 170 developed in 1950, and was redesignated as the O-1 in 1962.
O-1A Bird Dog
This is the actual plane that was used to evacuate a family during the fall of Saigon in 1975, landing aboard the USS Midway (CV-41). It is in the museum despite never having served with the Navy, Marines or Coast Guard.
Naval Aviation Museum, NAS Pensacola 2024
Cessna L-19 Bird Dog
Warhawk Air Museum; Nampa, Idaho 2021
O-1G 51-11917
NMoUSAF 2018
Cessna L-19 #24575
Arlington airport 2022
Oshkosh 2024
Cessna Bird Dog
McChord AFB 2012
1957 Cessna 305C (0-1E) #24558
Legacy Flight Museum; Rexburg, Idaho 2021
O-1A Bird Dog
NASM Udvar-Hazy 2015
O-1A 51-12857
Robins AFB 2024
L-19A Bird Dog 50-1327
Flown by Jack Upham, whose A-2 Jacket is also on display in the museum at Ft Novosel