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Reunion News
Skipper Marty Schuman Invites All To Attend A Reunion
When: October 11 - 12, 2008 - Rooms Available October 10 For Early Bird Arrivals New News The Black Pony Video Is Now Available On DVD
Black Pony # 103 And Black Pony # 113 Were Featured In A Recent
Thanks To Bill Austin
Where: Sheraton National Hotel - Arlington, Virginia
Call: 1-888-627-8210 For Reservations
Specify VAL-4 Black Pony Reunion
Room Rate: $129 Plus Tax
Friday - Buffet And Cocktails At The Navy Memorial
Saturday Morning - Golf/Tennis And John Butterfield's Foot Races
Other Day Trips Being Arranged
Banquet Saturday Evening At Hotel - Cost & Menu To Be Determined
Sunday Morning - Memorial At The Wall
For Details Contact Skipper Schuman By:
Bronco Prints Still Available
Painting. A Limited Edition 24" X 18" Print Of That Painting Is Now
Available For $45 Plus $5 Shipping. The Painting Was Commissioned
For Tom McCracken (Pilot Of # 113) By A Friend. The Artist - Paul
Wentzel Has Signed And Numbered 300 Prints. For Details
NEW! U.S. Navy Riverine Group One
The Navy's New Riverine Group Has Established An MWR Section And Is Selling
Coins, Cups, Hats, T-Shirts, Pens And Water Bottles As A Fund Raiser. I Have
Placed A Section Here On Our Web Page For Them If Anyone Is Interested.
Riverine Group One's MWR Fund Raisers
Donations For The Transportation And Restoration Of OV-10 #155472
Can Be Sent To The: Naval Aviation Museum Foundation
1750 Radford Boulevard; Suite 'B'
Pensacola, FL 32508-5402
(Mark Checks: For The Transportation/Restoration Of OV-10)
OV-10 Bureau Number 155472 Known Affectionately As Black Pony #107
iS Being Moved From It's Present Home In North Carolina To The Naval
Air Museum In Pensacola, Florida. Lt. Pete Russell Was KIA While Piloting
#107 On May 23, 1969. Jeff Johnson Flew The Bronco Home From The
Back Seat. The Aircraft Is Currently Configured As A Marine OV-10D
And Steps Have Been Taken To Put The Aircraft Back To An OV-10A
Configuration With VAL-4 Markings. #107 Was Part Of The Original
Contingent Of Aircraft That Went To Vietnam In 1969 And Was Flown
To The Phillipines When The Squadron Was Decommissioned. Fund
Raising Efforts To Help Defray Moving And Restoration Costs Are
Underway. (See Address And Information Above) It Is Currently Not
Known When The Actual Move Will Take Place. Check Back Often - I'll
Try To Keep You Advised.
Anyone Ever Been Here? Somewhere Around
10 Degrees North And 105 Degres East I Think
Ed's Bronco Model
Pics From Motion Models Click Here.
Pics From Ed Click Here.
Kit's Book
The Flying Black Ponies
Available From Amazon.com
Light Attack Squadron Four Was Commissioned In January, 69 And Deployed To Vietnam In April 69. Upon Arrival "In Country" The Squadron Was Split Into Detatchments At Binh Thuy And Vung Tau.
The North American Rockwell OV10A "Bronco" Proved To Be An Excellent Airframe To Fulfill Its Mission Of Close-In Air Support For Naval Riverine Forces.
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Welcome Home Brothers.
Fair Winds And Following Seas To All.
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Last Updated: November 14, 2004