The “Other War” – “Out-of-Country”
In July 1966, USAF FACS began flying reconnaissance missions over North Vietnam's lower southern panhandle. Like their counterparts in South Vietnam, FACs in the North flew continual daily reconnaissance flights over the same terrain to become familiar with activity down below. When they located a military target, they directed air strikes against it. This picture shows the light, unarmed O-1 Bird dog spotter plane flying over North Vietnam in August 1966. The growing enemy air defenses soon became a serious threat to the slow flying FACs. (U.S. Air Force)
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