OV-10 Bronco 99+18 restoration complete

The Bronco 99+32, in which De bruyn was seriously injured in 2012. (Photo Geoff Collins (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)).

The Bronco 99+32, in which De bruyn was seriously injured in 2012. (Photo Geoff Collins (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)).

The Bronco Demo Team‘s former Luftwaffe North American OV-10 Bronco coded 99+18 recently made its first photo flight. The aircraft flew for the first time in 2012 but the team’s other Bronco (99+32) was lost, with pilot Tony De Bruyn suffering serious injuries. Bronco 99+18 was recently repainted in its former Luftwaffe colours and Tony De Bruyn flew it for the photo shoot, having recovered from his accident.

They Bronco Demo team has another Bronco currently under restoration, the ex-Luftwaffe OV-10B 99+26.

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