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“Lead, you are cleared in hot…hit my smoke!” |
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O-2A Night Rustic Central |
(a gathering place for extraordinary
birdmen)
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This site is
provided as a communication and information tool for a very small and special
group of U.S.A.F. Viet Nam Veterans. While
serving in Viet Nam, these young men also flew hundreds of missions in
support of the Cambodian Army during that war. |
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These Rustic pilots flew mostly under the cover of darkness, in combat, over Cambodia.
Their mission was Forward Air Control, providing air support to ground troops.
The night crews were 2
pilots. 
Their call sign was
“Rustic”. 
Their mission was Top
Secret. 
Their aircraft was the Cessna O-2A. 
Their average mission duration was
4.5 hours. 
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