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OV-10 Bronco Patch — Embroidered Patch
Low, Slow, and Lethal
The OV-10 Bronco was never the fastest or the flashiest aircraft on the battlefield — but it was the one everybody wanted overhead when the situation went sideways. This patch honors the twin-turboprop observation and light attack aircraft that served the Marine Corps, Air Force, and Navy in Vietnam, Desert Storm, and beyond. If you flew Broncos or directed air support from one, you know there was nothing else quite like it.
The OV-10 Bronco was born from a Marine Corps requirement for a Light Armed Reconnaissance Aircraft, conceived in the early 1960s through the collaboration of a civilian engineer and a Marine Colonel at China Lake. North American Rockwell delivered 114 OV-10As to the Marine Corps beginning in 1968, with VMO-2 at Marble Mountain receiving the first operational aircraft. The Bronco's missions included observation, forward air control, helicopter escort, armed reconnaissance, gunfire spotting, and limited ground attack. Its twin-boom design, twin turboprop engines, and ability to operate from short, unimproved strips made it uniquely suited for the close-in work that defined Marine observation aviation. Marine Bronco crews flew with VMO-1, VMO-2, and VMO-6 in Vietnam, and the upgraded OV-10D served through Desert Storm, where twenty Broncos deployed and provided critical battlefield observation for advancing Marine divisions. The Marine Corps retired the OV-10 in the early 1990s, but its legacy as the ultimate pilot's airplane endures.
Perfect For:
OV-10 Bronco pilots and observers, VMO squadron veterans, Marine observation aviation enthusiasts, Vietnam and Desert Storm veterans, COIN aircraft historians, and military aviation patch collectors
Low and slow won more fights than fast and high ever did.
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