Leendert/Nick
Thanks a lot for your contribution, so far....
It seems the US Army card for this aircraft is missing (or at least has not been located)
All I can see (probably from Cessna records) is that it was manufactured 10 Dec 1951. It is listed by Cessna
as "Export", which means it was packed and sent to Korea under a US Army contract. After that it is a blank.
This probably also means it never returned to USA again. Of course guessing here...
Since my initial request, I have looked at numerous Army L-19/O-1 photos and none comes even close
carrying these markings. Not in Korea, not in Vietnam and not even State Side!
The photos I have seen (very few) of L-19s in Korea shows basically nothing on the fuselage.
The ARMY in white seen on the fuselage sides Nick all refer to Vietnam. As far as I can see the US Army
only had that stated on the top of the fin during the Korean conflict.
So, for what it's worth, I still put my two cents bet on Korea....
Cheers
Stig