# Identify This Military Aircraft **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [April 3, 2008, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-this-military-aircraft/443855 "2008-04-03T22:30:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2008, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-this-military-aircraft/443855/1 "2008-04-03T22:30:14Z")
I work at an airport, with an Air National Guard unit stationed there. We’re near training schools for the Navy & Marines, & we see it all. Harriers, Ospreys, once, even a B-52. Everything. So, when I was idly surfing, I found this– [http://picasaweb.google.com/jmorgan54/JackAndCaroleAndSomeFriendsAndFamily/photo#5092421911257338306](http://picasaweb.google.com/jmorgan54/JackAndCaroleAndSomeFriendsAndFamily/photo#5092421911257338306) What the ravening Hell **is** it? ---
**Author:** ![3acresandatruck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/3/e79b87/32.png) [@3acresandatruck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/3acresandatruck)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2008, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-this-military-aircraft/443855/2 "2008-04-03T22:46:08Z")
Grumman OV-1C Mohawk 61-2724 [More photos here.](http://www.ov-1mohawk.org/AWAM/DrtyDawg.htm) ---
**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2008, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-this-military-aircraft/443855/3 "2008-04-04T02:12:25Z")
Here’s a [ground-to-air shot](http://www.flickr.com/photos/42561499@N00/2386703768/sizes/m/) of one displaying at Galveston in 2006. Photo by, well, me. ---
**Author:** ![JRDelirious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jrdelirious/32/9531_2.png) [@JRDelirious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRDelirious)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2008, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-this-military-aircraft/443855/4 "2008-04-04T02:54:51Z")
[Article](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OV-1_Mohawk) on the Mohawk’s history, service record and specs. ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2008, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-this-military-aircraft/443855/5 "2008-04-04T22:05:10Z")
Many thanks to all. 🙂