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The members and Board of Directors of the International Birddog Association·sincerely hope that you enjoy this site as it is dedicated to one of the greatest aircraft that has served the United States Military and military services around the world.

Departure From Oshkosh

A Photo From John Davidson
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It was taken shortly after departure from Oshkosh '11. Those present will remember the storm that blew up with extremely strong wind and resulted in the airshow being cancelled. I was there with my Birddog and my brother Rich Davidson was there flying a late '20s Stearman C3 that had been on

The Birddog Fighter Plane A story by Norm MacPhee

Norman S. MacPhee, formerly CW2, US Army, 220th Aviation Company Catkillers, Danang 1966/67
I was in the first group of replacements to arrive in the Danang Platoon of the 220th in February of 1966.
My assignment to the 220th was my second after flight school at Ft. Rucker, WOF/WAC class 64-3 fw.

Do You Know This Pilot?

In June 1969, Army Birddog #0-14791 was on final approach to land at Cuchi Base Camp Airfield, SVN, when it was shot up by VC off the end of the end of the runway. The pilot managed to land the aircraft even though he was severely wounded in the arms and legs, but ran off the runway and nosed over.

Help Locate This Pilot

The Birddog FAC pilot who was on the rescue mission of a 5^th Special Forces team In An Loa valley, Bong Son, SVN, 29 January 1966. My UH-1B Huey gunship from the 1^st Cav was also there in support of this mission. Mike Kelley.

If you were this pilot or know who this pilot was, we would like to hear from you. Use the “Contact IBDA” button on the right side of the IBDA website to contact us and we will put you in contact with those who are looking for you.

The 203rd Hawkeys

Robert Kroman has created a web site for the 203rd RAC Hawkeyes, a Birddog unit he was a member of in Vietnam. The web site, according to Robert, is long overdue and you will see that he has put a lot of work into it. The photos in the various galleries are some of the best Birddog unit photos we have seen. Thanks to Robert for gathering them so we may enjoy seeing all the great images. You can visit the web site by clicking here. Let Robert know that you have enjoyed this effort to preserve the memory of the Birddog by signing the guestbook on the 203rd web site.

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