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Vietnam-Era Bronco Could Fly Again If Boeing Wins Light-Attack Contract

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Monday, September 14th, 2009

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By Marina Malenic An aircraft originally designed for close-air-support missions in the jungles of Vietnam could be resurrected to fill the Air Force's need for a light-strike/reconnaissance aircraft suited for modern counterinsurgency warfare, industry officials said last week. Boeing has offered a digitized version of the twin-engine OV-10 Bronco to the Air Force in response to a Request for Information (RFI) released in July, Dave Schweppe, director of business development for Boeing's global strike division, said during a Sept. 11…

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