History: Built in 1969. Served with the Syracuse Air National Guard. Recovered from boneyard and restored in 2012. Top Specifications Registration Number Date of Manufacture N815D 1969 Aircraft Role Nickname Forward Air Controller “Oscar Deuce”, “Mixmaster”, “Push-Pull” Aircraft Type: Wingspan: Cessna O-2A Skymaster 38 feet 2 inches Overall length: Empty weight: 29 feet 9 inches… More
Category Archives: O-2A
Cessna O-2A Skymaster “Sylvester”
History: “The Oscar Deuce” The O-2 was a military version of the Cessna 337 Skymaster. It was purchased by the U.S. Air Force beginning in 1967 in two versions. The O-2A was used in the forward air control (FAC) mission. It was equipped with additional radios and ordnance hard points under the wings for rocket… More
Bob and Sue Shafer’s Cessna O-2A Fighting Skymaster
History: Built by Cessna in 1967, this aircraft was accepted by the US Air Force in 1968. It served in Vietnam, although it is currently unknown with what units. It returned to CONUS and served with the Michigan Air National Guard in Battle Creek. When it was surplus to requirements, it went into storage at… More
Chris Mayer’s Cessna O-2A Skymaster “Cricket”
History:This airplane was accepted by the US Air Force on 2 November 1967 and delivered to the 23d Tactical Air Support Squadron (TASS) in Nakhon Phanom Thailand. The 23d TASS was part of the 56th Special Operations Wing The primary mission of the 23d TASS was to interdict supplies flowing down the Ho Chi Minh… More