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...

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...

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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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...

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....

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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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...

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...

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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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...

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...

Aviation Museum. Retrieved 9 October 2024. "AC-47 Spooky". Hurlburt Field. Retrieved 2024-03-05. "Gunship I: Spooky". National Museum of the United States...

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....

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...

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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was the 4th Special Operations Squadron flying various (Douglas AC-47 Spooky and Fairchild AC-119 Stinger) gunships that supported ground units. On 19...

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...

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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Air Force Armament Museum Foundation. Retrieved 13 June 2022. "Douglas AC-47 Spooky". Air Force Armament Museum Foundation. Retrieved 13 June 2022. "A-10A...

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...

Regiment. The attack was countered with intensive fire from Douglas AC-47 Spooky and Fairchild AC-119 gunships and helicopter gunships. The PAVN charged across...