Cessna XL-19B 52-1804 United States Army Serial 1001 — the first

Serial 1001 — the first of its series — makes this a particularly notable example within the ROKN's Bird Dog fleet

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Cessna XL-19B 52-1804 United States Army Serial 1001 — the firstThese are 1 72 scale decals for Cessna XL 19B 52 1804, assigned to Continental Army Command (CONARC), United States Army one of the most unusual and rarely modeled variants in the entire Bird Dog family. The XL 19B was an experimental variant of the Bird Dog powered by a Boeing YT50 turbine engine making it one of the earliest attempts to apply turbine power to a light liaison aircraft. The Army was keenly interested in the potential advantages of