Cessna L-19A 51-12304 United States Army The YAL-1A was one of

The YAL-1A was one of the most ambitious and futuristic weapons programs in American military history

After the decline of long-distance passenger service in the late 1960s and the formation of AMTK in 1971

and remote dirt tracks that were inaccessible to virtually any other twin-engine aircraft — exactly the kind of access the CIA needed in denied and contested areas

and the absence of the Presidential seal

assigned to the 55th Reconnaissance Wing under the classified Rivet Brass program

Cessna L-19A 51-12304 United States Army The YAL-1A was one ofThese are 1 72 scale decals for Cessna L 19A Bird Dog 51 12304, assigned to Army Materiel Command (AMC), United States Army, equipped with floats for amphibious operations evaluation. Army Materiel Command was responsible for the research, development, procurement, and logistics of Army equipment, and float equipped Bird Dogs fell squarely within its remit for evaluating expanded operational configurations. The addition of floats gave the L 19A the