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    Airframe Family: North American Rockwell OV-10 Bronco
    Latest Model:OV-10B(Z) Bronco
    Last Military Serial:99+25 Luftwaffe
    Construction Number:338-10
    Last Civil Registration:N338RC
    Compressed ID:North American Rockwell OV-10B(Z) s...
    Latest Owner or Location:Cactus Air Force Wings and Wheels Museum, Carson City Airport, Carson City, Nevada

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as an OV-10B(Z).

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Navy with BuNo 158301.
    BuNo for administrative purposes only. Airframe built for West Germany and never saw service with the USN.

    From 1968 to 1976

    To Rhein Flugzeughbau GMBH, Lubeck with new c/r D-9554.
    Operated as a target tug.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Luftwaffe with s/n 99+25.

    To Luftwaffen Museum, ex RAF Gatow, Berlin, Berlin.
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    12 April 2001

    Certificate of airworthiness for NX338RC (OV-10B, 338-10) issued.

    21 July 2004

    To Cactus Air Force Llc, Carson City, NV with new c/r N338RC.

    Based at Cactus Air Force Wings and Wheels Museum, Carson City Airport, Carson City, NV.
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    Markings Applied: as 158301

    1 December 2004

    Certificate of airworthiness for NX338RC (OV-10B, 338-10) issued.

    Markings Applied: US Marines, 158301

    June 2005

    First flight.

    Circa 9 September 2006


    Photographer: Charlene Aro
    Notes: Photographed at the Reno Air Races at Stead Field near Reno, NV.

    10 February 2011


    Photographer: Dan Stijovich
    Notes: Flying into NAS North Island for the 2011 CoNA event

    16 September 2011


    Photographer: Mike Henniger

    Circa 19 September 2015


    Photographer: Mike Henniger
    Notes: Photographed at the National Championship Air Races at Stead Field, near Reno, NV.

    6 July 2017

    Certificate of airworthiness for NX338RC (OV-10B, 338-10) issued.


    Photographer: Bastiaan Hart
    Notes: Aviation Nation 2016 at Nellis AFB.

    3 April 2021

    Civil registration, N338RC, cancelled.
    Credits
     Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier...
    Print Sources
     U.S. Military Out of Service 2010 by Andy Marden
    Warbirds Directory, 5th Edition by Geoff Goodall
    Internet Sources
     Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America
    United States Military Services Serial Number Lists by Joe Baugher
    Individual Contributors
     Thorsten Ruchel
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