A Non-Profit 501(c)3 Corporation – EIN 75-2774571
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The OV-10 Factory Mockup Restoration Project |
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The OV-10 Factory Mockup Restoration Project |
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In July 2001, the OV-10 Bronco Association completed the purchase of the original factory mockup of the OV-10. Read the final update on the Bronco Roundup.
In December 2000, the OV-10 Bronco Association acquired the original full-size factory mockup of the OV-10. This was the first OV-10, even if it wasn't built to fly. It's not cheap acquisition ($25,000) and we only had 6 months to raise the money to purchase, disassemble, and transport it, with the balance being for restoring it to new condition. By June 2001, we raised enough that we could finalize the purchase, leaving only the problem of transporting it from California to our Ft. Worth museum. While we own it now, we still need funds to move and restore it... please consider donating!
We will periodically be reporting on the progress so far via this page and through various email lists like OV-10Fans and FACNET.
Here is the history of the fundraising effort. We thank everyone who helped make this project come to fruition!
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| A special thank you to the following people who committed funds or pledges. Their support, as well as yours, is vital to the success of this "Bronco Roundup" Historical Aircraft Preservation Fund. Please join us in bringing this Bronco back home and restore it for public display. Even if you can only spare a few dollars, that will still help us to restore it - and you'll have a part in preserving history! | |||
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The USN VAL-4 Black Pony Association ($500) |
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Cliff Acree (USMC VMO-2) Ed Alexander (USN) Henry Bader (Civilian) Seth Bailin (Civilian) Kurt Barto (USMC VMO-1) Dr. Melvin Biggs (USN VAL-4) Knox Bishop (USAF) Jim Bloomberg (USAF) George Boehmer Robert Breen (USAF VMO-2,4) Chuck Burin (USMC VMO-2) Jim Carlton (USAF 20,23 TASS) Jim Dearborn (USMC NOGS,VMO-2,4) Peter De Lisa (Civilian) John Dowell (VMO-2) Gordy Evans (USMC VMO-2) Robert Fielding (USAF 507 TASS) Ron Fix (USMC VMO-2) Frank Furr (USAF 20 TASS) John Gibbs (USAF 23 TASS) Garry Goff (USAF 27,704 TASS) Jack Goodman (USAF 20,23 TASS) |
Don Haller (USAF 20,23 TASS) John Hefty (USMC VMO-2) Ned Helm (USAF 19,20,23 TASS) David Himes Mary Anne Harrison (Civilian) Jim Hodgson (USMC VMO-2) Larry Hone (USN VAL-4) David Jackson (Civilian) Ray Janes (USAF 19,23 TASS) Hank Keese (USAF) Tom Kemp (USAF 23 TASS) RAdm Verle Klein (USN VAL-4) Debbie Lambert (USAF) Dan Lamontagne John Lee (USAF 20 TASS) Ralph Lippe (USMC VMO-2) George Lodge (USAF) Warren McGowan (NAA) Claude Newland (USAF) Jack Norton (USMC VMO-2) Eric Raymond (USMC VMO-2) Mark Robin (USAF 27 TASS) |
Jon Robson Larry Schulte (USMC VMO-2) M.S. Schuman (USN VAL-4) Ken Semmler (RAAF) Ashby Shoop (USMC VMO-6) Tim Sikorski (USN VAL-4) Stewart Sir Louis (USMC VMO-4) Bill Sleigh (USAF 19 TASS) Bob Smith (USMC VMO-2) Gordy Squires (USMC VMO-4) Dave Stockley (USN VAL-4) Wayne Svenson Randy Thurman (USAF 23 TASS) Wallace Trukki (USAF 20 TASS) Ron Van Kirk (USAF 19,23 TASS) K.D. Waters (USMC VMO-2) Mike Whaley (Civilian) Gary Whitson (USN VAL-4) Jim Wolff (USAF 19 TASS) Richard Wood (USAF 19 TASS) Glenn Wright (USAF 23 TASS) |
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You should also check out the original update explaining the story of how we began the mockup project. You can read it here.
OV-10 Bronco Association, Inc.
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| President: |
Jim "Grump" Hodgson |
Board of Directors:
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| Vice President: | Jim "Grump" Hodgson | |||||||
| Executive Director: | Jim "Grump" Hodgson | |||||||
| Treasurer: | Tom Kemp | |||||||
| Secretary: | Debbi Lambert | |||||||
 COLOMBIA Colombian Wing OBA Jorge Gutierrez President, CWOBA kfireto@hotmail.com |
  EUROPE / UK German Wing OBA Tony De Bruyn Commander, GWOBA P.O. Box 70 Zavenetem 1 B-1930 Zavenetem Belgium Phone: + 32 2 758 02 60 Fax: + 32 2 758 02 70 tony.debruyn@EurekaAviation.com |
 THE PHILIPPINES Philippine Wing OBA Capt. Silvestre U. Glinoga, Jr. Commander, PWOBA 16th Attack Squadron Sangley Air Base Cavite City, Philippines 4101 Phone: (006346) 431-1492 agila@cavite.net |
 VENEZUELA Venezuelan Wing OBA (Info coming soon) |
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