... Douglas AC-47 gunships was in the air patrolling around the base and they have been diverted to your area and would be there soon. We have heard rumors that the guys up at Bien Hoa airbase had converted a couple of C-47 cargo aircraft ...
John Hamilton. The AC-130 replaced the Douglas AC-47 gunship. The AC-130 could fly longer missions than the AC-47. It also had better weapons and sensors for detecting the enemy. XTREME FACT A AC - 47 15 AC - 130J gunship 13. An AC-47 ...
... AC-47 "Spooky", often nicknamed "Puff the magic dragon", also was deployed. Douglas AC-47 Spooky The Douglas AC-47 Spooky (also nicknamed "Puff, the Magic Dragon") was the first in a series of gunships developed by the United States Air ...
... Douglas AC- 47 " Spooky " gunship , with its three 7.62mm gatling guns , and the Fairchild AC - 119G " Shadow " and AC - 119K " Stinger " gunships . The AC - 119 gunships were a stop - gap replacement for the AC - 47 as there were not ...
... Douglas A-4 Skyhawk see A-4 Skyhawk, Douglas AC-47 gunship, Douglas see AC-47 'Puff the Magic Dragon' gunship, Douglas Dakota see Dakota, Douglas DC-3 see DC-3, Douglas DC-4 see DC-4, Douglas Downing, Wing Commander John 80, 81 Drake ...
... Douglas DC-3/C-47/R4D Skytrain/AC-47D Spooky The Skytrain is a short to medium range transport powered by a pair of 1,200-hp Pratt & Whitney R-1830-S1C3G Twin Wasp radial piston engines. It had a maximum speed of 230 mph, a service ...
... Douglas RF-4C Phantom IIs for target detection, Chase Fairchild UC-123 Provoders to defoliate the jungle, and Martin B-57 Canberras, North American F-100 Super Sabres, Republic F-105 Thunderchiefs, Douglas AC-47 Spooky gunships, C-130 ...