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The final AC-130H Spectre gunship, tail number 69-6569 "Excalibur" was retired on 26 May 2015 at Cannon Air Force Base, New Mexico. [1] On 15 November 2015, two days after the attacks in Paris by ISIL, AC-130s and A-10 Thunderbolt II attack aircraft destroyed a convoy of over 100 ISIL-operated oil tanker trucks in Syria.
A military warplane nicknamed the "Angel of Death" will swoop over the Indiana skies later this month to unleash "controlled fury," officials said. ... The AC-130J is a fifth-generation gunship, ...
On 27 May 2015, AFSOC retired the final AC-130H Spectre Gunship in service, tail number #69-6569 "Excalibur". [6] The squadron converted to AC-130W Stinger IIs (previously designated MC-130W) during 2015. [7] The 16 SOS commenced transition to the AC-130J Ghostrider aircraft in April 2022 [8] and retired its last AC-130W in July 2022. [9]
After surrendering, they were forced to endure the infamous Bataan Death March. Of the 880 or so Airmen who were taken, less than half survived captivity. However, a number of officers and enlisted men of the 27th Bomb Group were evacuated out of the Philippines in five U.S. Navy submarines just before it was overrun by the Japanese during April.
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An AC-130 Spectre gunship provided the US troops on the ground with close air support, killing two fleeing Taliban. [36] [37] The Rangers secured enemy positions on the nearby hills, [29] and all six Taliban gunmen who fought the US forces were killed. [30] [33] [35]
New airframes, including the CV-22A Osprey, were assigned to the 27 SOW at Cannon. Other aircraft included the AC-130H Spectre gunship, the MC-130J Commando II, the PC-12, the C-146A and various remotely piloted aircraft (RPA).