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This is a list of United States Air Force A-37B Dragonfly Squadrons. Cessna Aircraft built a total of 577 A-37B's. The aircraft was used for a relatively short period by the USAF; however, many aircraft had long service lives flying for the Air Force Reserves and Air National Guard. Aircraft were manufactured by from 1967-1973 for USAF use; afterwards 1974-1975 for Military Assistance Program (MAP) sales primarily to South Vietnam and Latin American Air Forces.
The OA-37B Dragonfly derivative was an armed observation aircraft developed during the Vietnam War. The OA-37 "DRAGONFLY" replaced the aging O-2 Skymaster in the early 1980s. It continued in use with Air National Guard and Reserve units as observation platforms until the 1980s
Aircraft used by USAF in South Vietnam were turned over to South Vietnamese Air Force (VNAF) in 1972 after the USAF withdrawal as part of "Vietnamization" program. On 28 April 1975 three VNAF A-37s captured by the North Vietnamese at Phan Rang AB attacked the VNAF-controlled Tan Son Nhut AB in the last days of the war and approximately 95 serviceable aircraft wound up in the hands of the North Vietnamese after the South Vietnamese collapse in 1975. A-37s were used by the Vietnam People's Air Force for many years. When Vietnam invaded Cambodia in 1979, former VNAF A-37s flew most of the ground support missions and were a part of the VPAF until finally being grounded in the early 1990s. Some were put on static display in Vietnam, and 10 were auctioned in 1998. Those sold are currently owned by private companies, and individuals in America, Australia, New Zealand, and Europe.