The Douglas AC-47 ("Puff, the Magic Dragon") was the first in a series of fixed-wing gunships developed by the United States Air Force during the Vietnam...
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Gunship II", the AC-130 replaced the Douglas AC-47 Spooky, or "Gunship I". The sole operator is the United States Air Force, which uses the AC-130J Ghostrider...
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during the Vietnam War. They replaced the Douglas AC-47 Spooky and operated alongside the early versions of the AC-130 Spectre gunship. By late 1967, the...
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rotary cannons in the AC-119K version), they replaced the Douglas AC-47 Spooky and operated alongside the early versions of the AC-130 Spectre gunship....
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and the Douglas A-1 Skyraider, also with pods on wing hardpoints. Other famous gunship airplanes are the Douglas AC-47 Spooky, the Fairchild AC-119, and...
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AC-130, employed in the Vietnam War Douglas AC-47 Spooky, used by the United States Air Force in the Vietnam War Spooky, a killer whale born in captivity;...
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Medal of Honor for his acts of heroism while serving on board a Douglas AC-47 Spooky gunship of the 3d Special Operations Squadron USAF on February 24...
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(1944) Douglas XB-43 Jetmaster (1946) Douglas B-66 Destroyer (1954) Douglas BTD Destroyer Douglas C-1 (1925) Douglas C-47 Skytrain Douglas AC-47 Spooky Douglas...
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Later, during the Vietnam era, the 14th Air Commando Squadron, flew Douglas AC-47 Spooky gunships between 1967 and 1968. The 14th flew out of Nha Trang Air...
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105 mm (4.13 in) M102 howitzers. The Douglas AC-47 Spooky, the Fairchild AC-119, and the AC-130 Spectre/Spooky, were vulnerable, and meant to operate...
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Aviation portal Related development Basler BT-67 Douglas AC-47 Spooky Douglas C-47 Skytrain Douglas DC-2 Douglas DC-3 Lisunov Li-2 Showa/Nakajima L2D Conroy...
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Hurlburt Field. Retrieved 2024-02-23. "AC-47 Spooky". Hurlburt Field. Retrieved 2024-03-05. "Gunship I: Spooky". National Museum of the United States...
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Fire Control Feasibility System, a US Navy submarine sonar system Douglas AC-47 Spooky (nickname "Puff, the Magic Dragon"), a US Air Force ground-attack...
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advancement from the basic Carbon Dragon design A nickname for the Douglas AC-47 Spooky gunship Search for "magic dragon" on Wikipedia. Stuff the Magic Dragon...
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(128 kg/m2) Aviation portal Related development Douglas DC-3 Douglas C-47 Skytrain Douglas AC-47 Spooky Douglas C-53 Skytrooper Lisunov Li-2 Showa L2D Aircraft...
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The first of these to emerge was the Douglas AC-47 Spooky, which was converted from the Douglas C-47 Skytrain/Douglas DC-3. Some commentators have remarked...
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was the 4th Special Operations Squadron flying various (Douglas AC-47 Spooky and Fairchild AC-119 Stinger) gunships that supported ground units. On 19...
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Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar (redirect from AC-119G Shadow)
repatriation. During the Vietnam War, the incredible success of the Douglas AC-47 Spooky continued, but limitations of the size and carrying capacity of the...
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and the Douglas A-1 Skyraider, also with pods on wing hardpoints. Other famous gunship aircraft were the Douglas AC-47 Spooky, the Fairchild AC-119 and...
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equipped with A-1s was activated at the base.: 95 On 30 June 1969 all Douglas AC-47 Spooky gunships of D Flight, 3rd Special Operations Squadron were transferred...
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Lisunov Li-2 (category Douglas DC-3)
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Air Force Armament Museum Foundation. Retrieved 13 June 2022. "Douglas AC-47 Spooky". Air Force Armament Museum Foundation. Retrieved 13 June 2022. "A-10A...
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States 7 Captured from FANK during the Cambodian Civil War. Douglas C-47 14 Douglas AC-47 Spooky 6 Bombers Harbin H-5 China 3 Supplied by China in 1977....
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North American OV-10 Bronco FAC spotters, Douglas A-1 Skyraider, Douglas B-26 Invader, and Douglas AC-47 Spooky gunship. Fairchild C-123 Provider and Lockheed...
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months. It flew night combat missions in South Vietnam manning the Douglas AC-47 Spooky gunship beginning in November 1965. By year's end, the 4th had flown...
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location for four Douglas AC-47 Spooky gunships of B Flight, 4th Air Commando Squadron. By December 1969 B Flight had been reduced to two AC-47s as the aircraft...
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North American T-28 Trojan (1963–1964) Douglas C-47 Skytrain (1963–1965) Douglas AC-47 Spooky (1964–1965) Douglas A-1 Skyraider (1964–1965) Cessna T-41...
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