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Iconic AC-47 Spooky and AC-130J Ghostrider Rule the Sky in Gunship Legacy Flight

If some of the U.S. Air Force’s current aircraft are a rare sight, what about the retired warbirds that wrote history? It’s an honor to watch them conquer the sky once again, even if it is just to ...
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The AC-130 gunship has been backing up special operators for 55 years, and it's still popping up in new countries

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Since the mid-1960s, AC-130 gunships have provided close air support for troops all over the world. The AC-130's utility and ...
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CAF Gulf Coast Wing unveils AC-47 "Spooky" with commemorative markings

A few days before Christmas, the Commemorative Air Force (CAF) Gulf Coast Wing unveiled the newly applied paint scheme on its AC-47 "Spooky" gunship. The aircraft was rolled out of Delta TechOps, ...
The Aviationist

Air Force Reserve’s 919th SOW Returns to Gunship Mission with First Flight of AC-130J Ghostrider

The 919th Special Operations Wing flew the AC-130A Spectre for 20 years, before transitioning to non-gunship aircraft, and will now operate the new AC-130J. The 919th Special Operations Wing (919th ...
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AC-130 Gunship

The AC-130 gunship's primary missions are close air support, air interdiction and force protection. Missions in close air support are troops in contact, convoy escort and urban operations. Air ...