Aermacchi AM.3
| AM.3 | |
|---|---|
| AM.3CM Bosbok operated by the National Test Pilot School at the Mojave Spaceport | |
| General information | |
| Type | Observation aircraft |
| Manufacturer | Aermacchi |
| Primary users | South African Air Force |
| History | |
| Introduction date | 1973 |
| First flight | 12 May 1967 |
| Retired | 1992 |
The Aermacchi AM.3 was the result of a joint venture between Aermacchi and Aeritalia (then Aerfer Industrie Aerospaziali Meridionali) in response to an Italian Army requirement for an aircraft to replace the Cessna L-19, and was initially designated the MB-335.