The Lockheed AC-130 gunship is a heavily armed, long-endurance, ground-attack variant of the C-130 Hercules transport, fixed-wing aircraft. It carries...
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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 idea of the...
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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. It was...
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development C-130 Hercules C-130J Super Hercules List of C-130 Hercules crashes AC-130 Spectre/Spooky Lockheed DC-130 Lockheed EC-130 Lockheed HC-130 Lockheed...
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the advancing insurgents until its Miniguns ran out of ammunition. An AC-130 Spectre joined the battle and kept the downed crew and passengers safe until...
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with 42,000 lb payload Related development C-130 Hercules Lockheed HC-130 Lockheed Martin KC-130 AC-130 Spectre Related lists List of active United States...
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2 May 1972, seven survivors of 10 crewmen: 223 AC-130 Spectre—six total, all in combat First loss: AC-130A 54-1629 (16th SOS, 8th TFW) hit by 37mm anti-aircraft...
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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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(FSRS) capabilities however, A-10 Thunderbolt II, AC-130 Spectre, F-16 Fighting Falcon, HH-53, MC-130, F-4E Phantom II). AN/ALR-73 (USA; E-2C Hawkeye)...
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involved 27,684 U.S. troops and over 300 aircraft, including C-130 Hercules, AC-130 Spectre gunship, OA-37B Dragonfly observation, and attack aircraft, C-141...
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