OV-1 Mohawk. Really cool airplane!

by JimT, Texas, Monday, November 13, 2023, 19:40 (172 days ago) @ JimT

In 1967 the Han River flooded and we had to evacuate the island. We packed up everything and moved to Kimpo Air Base which was also the International Airport. We were there 4 months while the river went down and our base was dried out and repaired.

When we moved into Kimpo the OV-1's were the last to arrive. There were 3 assigned to the 55th. They came in to the field in tight formation, landing 1 ... 2 ... 3 maybe 100 yards apart. As they rolled out Number Two went full throttle, lifted up and did a loop and landed behind #3! Then they all rolled into the tie down area, pulled up and then backed into their respective bays. They impressed the Korean Air Force that was based at Kimpo.

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