Grumman OV-1 Mohawk

I was the Non-Expendable Supply Clerk with the 131st MI Co in Fort Hood from August 1975 to November 1977. I never got to ride in a Mohawk, but I got to spend a lot of time guarding them. I'd love to hear from anyone who served with the 131st at the same time I was there.

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Originally part of the first Fixed Wing Instructor Group moved from Ft. Sill to Camp Rucker, Alabama, my dad, LTC (Ret.) John K. Selfe was the Army's chief test pilot for the OV-1 while assigned to TATSA at then Fort Rucker. After this assignment, he moved into logistics support and took the OV-1 into Europe (7th Army) to set up the supply chain for that and the UH-1. He did air shows and accident investigations., and retired in 1971. He is in Dothan, Alabama today and his email is JKSelfe@aol.com

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WOW REALLY THAT WOULD BE GREATE WHY YOU CALLING MOHAWKS???

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wow is very greate done and very excitments to mr thomas olney that would be greate

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When assigned to the Aviation Test Board at Ft. Rucker, Alabama, went through the first factory checkout in 1960 at Grumman in Bethpage, LI NY. Accrued over 2,000 hours since serving in operational units, as Deputy Program Manager, and terminating assignment as Plant Commander in Stuart,Florida producing the OV-D. Flew the OV1-A,B,C,D,E, and was at the retirement ceremonies of the Mohawk at Ft. Hood. To show how many had flown this bird, at the retirement ceremonies at Ft.Hood, the Unit A /C were lined up so people could look at them. I spotted one that I had flown and when I introduced myself to the young pilot standing in front of that A /C, I commented about my having flown that bird and his reply was "MAYBE YOU KNEW MY GRANDFATHER"

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Large part of my "greatest" life experiences was being a T.O. on this great OV-1 Mohawk. Started out in the Oregon Army National Guard in the 641st MIBN 1984. Did a couple of "REDTRAIN" (2 Month) tours to the 3rd MIBN in Camp Humphreys Korea. Went active duty in 1988, assigned to the 15th MIBN in Ft. Hood, TX. While stationed there, got to fly missions out of Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, Completed overwater survival school in Homestead AFB in Florida, & flew missions in Desert Shield /Storm out of King Fahd(sp?) Royal Air Force Base in Saudi Arabia from Sep. 90 to Apr. 91. Every place I got to fly in the Mohawk was a great experience. The people were always cool and so was this plane.

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I was a Crew Chief on the Mohawk during the Pubelo Incident. 67H20

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it was long thon north

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The 73RD sac was a great bunch of officers and enlisted men. I was with them at vung-tau and long bin north.I worked the photo lab and pol on the flight line.

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After RVN, 138th Avn Co,DaNang, I went to Ft Huachuca, USAEWS.Worked under MSG Gratchner to maintain OV1 B /C /D SLAR, IR, Camera and Avionics. Flew with Cpt RAT (Roger A. Theil), Mr Bustimonti, Col Carlise, Mr Buchanan and Cpt Walters. Helped 131st at Phu Bai to maintain gear. Retired as a CWO. Work at Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD. Loved flying in the OV-1.

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Great plan never had a bad mission. Thank you for the memories.

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Flew as SLAR T.O. with the 245th SAC (Avn. Co.)Marble Mtn, RVN. 1968-1970. Truly a privelege to have been assigned with such extraordinary people. Pilots who worked with you one on one, crewchiefs that guided your aircraft out of revetments during mortar attacks, electronics technicians that kept us flying. Nothing like it elsewhere; again, a rare privelege. Thanks.

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225th and later Hanau Germany. 35M, 35N and 26M. test flights--loved looking down out the canopt. beautiful. quit too soon but also too late, feel free to writr me.

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Iam modeler.what colors has low visibility in this plane

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I-WITH-245SAC-IN-VIET-NAM-69-70-OV-1-LOVEM

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I was with the 225th Avn. Co in Nam from June 1968 through June 1969. I was an aircraft electrician, and I gotta tell ya, it was one hell of an airplane!

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I was with the 225th Avn. Co in Nam from June 1968 through June 1969. I was an aircraft electrician, and I gotta tell ya, it was one hell of an airplane!

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I got to sit in one for a while. We were on a search in Colorado and two of them came into Eagle County, outside of Vail. Nice long runway but they were showing off and one of them blew a nose tire.

A long way from the Bird-dog I was flying, thought the stick looked familiar though. From the looks of it and talking to the crews it was fast and more then maneuverable. I think they had a side scanning camera or something.

By the time I got back they were gone and it was getting pretty dark.

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Hi guys I was with 245th Marble mt. 131st Phu Bai and 282 helicoper company Marble mt. in 1968 - 69 love to hear from any guys from that time.

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I started as a Tool Designer at Grumman in 1959. My first assignment was to incorporate all changes to the assembly dwg of the outer wing panel assembly fixture as the tool shop built the tool. I can still remember the first OV-1 flight taking off from the Grumman Bethpage, NY runway!

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