Q-Birds: The Impact of American Manned Aircraft as Drones

"Altogether this is a valuable work of reference on the OV-10 Bronco that will prove to be indispensable to modellers of the type." -IPMS Magazine

This is an account of a fascinating but largely unknown aspect of post World War 2 US military aviation history, the conversion and use of former frontline aircraft to serve as remotely piloted drones. This story begins as far back as the 1920s, gains momentum during World War 2 and peaks with the postwar glut of airframes during the Cold War era.

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