with the addition of International Orange on the wing upper surfaces — a safety measure to make the aircraft visible to friendly strike aircraft approaching from above while remaining camouflaged from ground observers
With combat equipment removed and the airframe reconfigured for crew training and utility transport duties
These are 1/72 scale decals for Cessna XL-19B 52-1804
used to train naval aviators during the early years of American military aviation
Alumni of the Signal Corps flying training program included some of the most celebrated American aviators of the war and the interwar era
Cessna L-19A 50-1635 United States Army with the addition of InternationalThese are 1 72 scale decals for Cessna L 19A Bird Dog 50 1635, assigned to U. S. Army Alaska. Operating in Alaska presented unique and demanding challenges for Army aviation. The extreme cold, vast wilderness, unpredictable weather, and absence of roads made the L 19A Bird Dog an indispensable tool for reconnaissance, liaison, and search and rescue across one of the most inhospitable environments on earth. Army Alaska Bird Dogs were often fitted with