Cessna L-19A Bird Dog N6258 vintage style military aviation travel poster art by – Squadron Posters!
The Cessna O-1 Bird Dog is a liaison and observation aircraft, that entered service in 1950 as the L-19, and served in the Korean War. It went to serve in many branches of the U.S. Armed forces and was not retired until the 1970s, and also served in the Vietnam War. It was also called the OE-1 and OE-2 in Navy service, flying with the Marine Corp, and in the 1960s it was re-designated the O-1. It remains a civilian flown warbird aircraft and there examples in aviation museums. It was the first all-metal fixed-wing aircraft ordered for and by the United States Army following the Army Air Forces’ separation from it in 1947. The Bird Dog had a lengthy career in the U.S. military, as well as in other countries, with over 3400 produced.
Squadron Posters offers the world’s largest collection of Squadron Specific Art! Check out our stunning vintage style military aviation themed travel posters, honoring All Branches of Service. Our artwork not only represents aircraft, armored cavalry, or ships, it represents adventure and travel. This means we create posters featuring the Space Needle, New Orleans, the Golden Gate Bridge, Mt Rushmore and the National Mall. Of course, McChord AFB isn’t in Seattle but if you’re stationed there your adventure surely involves the Space Needle!
This is what makes Squadron Posters different–it’s about remembering where you’ve lived and what you’ve seen with a vintage themed travel poster. – Collect your travels and tell your story!










