ORIGINAL: ICE_MAN
Bright Colors!??!?!????? Then the ENEMY can see you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Good to hear the Flight went well!
Edit: Hmm I don't know when the Birddog flew.?
Cessna Aircraft Company was declared the winner in June of 1950, with its Model 305A submission; an initial contract was awarded for 418 aircraft.
Deliveries began in 1950 under the Army designation L-19. Additional U.S. Army orders were soon added to the original order, as well as, orders for the United States Marine Corps. However, with the new orders went higher performance requirements, which resulted in the improved L-19E. Soon many foreign nations also purchased L-19's for similar missions that the U.S. Army used the aircraft for.
-http://acam.ednet.ns.ca/l19/l19.htm