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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 War. It was designed to provide more firepower than light and medium ground-attack aircraft in certain situations when ground forces called for close air support .
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English: A U.S. Air Force Douglas AC-47D Spooky gunship (s/n 43-49010) of the 4th Special Operations Squadron at Udorn Royal Thai Air Force Base, in June 1970. The 4th SOS had the tail code "EN" at Nha Trang Air Base, Vietnam.
AC-47 Gunship. The squadron was reactivated in October 1969 at England Air Force Base, Louisiana as the 548th Special Operations Training Squadron. Its mission was to train Republic of Vietnam Air Force pilots and crews on the Douglas AC-47 Spooky gunship, which the United States was transferring to South Vietnamese control in the conflict ...
The first notable combat use of the pylon turn was in the Vietnam War in 1964, [2] with the development of the AC-47 Spooky gunship, which could fire miniguns mounted on the left side of the aircraft as the pilot circled the target. Later, the more advanced Lockheed AC-130 was used in the same way. Using this maneuver allowed gunners to fire ...
AC-47 Spooky gunship Serial 44-76625 of the 4th Air Commando Squadron, March 1969 AC-119G Shadow gunship Serial 53-3178 17th Special Operations Squadron at Nha Trang. The 14th Air Commando Wing was activated at Nha Trang on 8 March 1966 and it would be the host unit at the base until 15 October 1969 when it moved to Phan Rang Air Base.
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On 30 October at 02:00 Camp Radcliff was hit by mortar fire followed by a ground probe. Artillery and AC-47 Spooky gunship fire was directed onto the firing positions and the enemy withdrew after 20 minutes leaving one captured. [4]: 44