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wxlova
PostPosted: Tue Jul 01, 2008 6:37 am 
Ground attack aircraft used by the RAAF in vietnam...

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i didn't know the pilatus was you for ground attack in nam!! i thought only air america used them!! :shock:

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It wasn't used by the RAAF, but by the Army.

It wasn't generally used for ground attack, but recce and transport. Possibly this one has smoke marker rockets under the wings? It looks like some kind of a field mod.
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No Tom the USAF used them also...........put rockets on them and a M-60 in the door.
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