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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 .
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 Base , Phan Rang Air Base , Bien Hoa Air Base , and Binh Thuy Air Base , providing fire support in defense of US air bases, special forces camps, Republic of Vietnam Army outposts, and South ...
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.
On 24 July 3rd Brigade troops found the bodies of 13 PAVN 29 miles (47 km) southwest of Huế. They apparently were killed three weeks previously. [ 2 ] : 46 On 3 August at 21:10 an armored cavalry element under the control of the 3rd Brigade, in a night defensive position 30 miles (48 km) south of Huế was attacked by PAVN.
Phu Cat Air Base Security Forces of the United States Air Force were Air Police and Security Police squadrons responsible for the air base ground defense of Phù Cát Air Base in South Vietnam during the Vietnam War. Phu Cat AB was the field test site for the six-month combat evaluation of the 1041st USAF Security Police Squadron (Test) from 16 ...
An AC-47 Spooky gunship also arrived to assist the defenders and together they succeeded in holding back the VC until dawn when a company from the 2/7th Cavalry arrived forcing the VC to withdraw. ARVN losses were 28 killed and 35 wounded, while VC losses were 42 killed.
In November 1967 Phan Rang became a forward operating location for 4 AC-47 Spooky gunships of the newly-activated 14th Air Commando Squadron. [12] On 31 January 1968 at the start of the Tet Offensive, naval gunfire from USS Mansfield was used to deter a VC attack on the base and gunfire from the USS New Jersey later deterred a similar attack. [13]
2nd Battalion, 327th Airborne Infantry Regiment recovery of US remains from a crashed AC-47 Spooky serial number 43-49492: Bình Thuận Province: Dec 31: Operation Rebel Rouser [1] 3rd Brigade, 1st Infantry Division road clearing and security operation on Route 13: Bình Dương Province: Dec 31 – Jan 13 1966: Operation Matador I [24]