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“Puff the Magic Dragon”: The AC-47 Gunship Was the Viet Cong’s Worst Nightmare
Of course, in the parlance of the Counterculture movement that was taking hold alongside the Vietnam War (in opposition to that conflict), “puff the magic dragon” had a very different connotation. As ...
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Meet Col. Allison Black: The USAF’s “Angel of Death”
In the Abrahamic religions, the Angel of Death is a concept deeply rooted in both Judaism and Islam; in the latter faith, he is known as Azrael. In more modern times, old-school professional wrestling ...
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The 40mm Bofors and 20mm Oerlikon Are the World's Best Antiaircraft Guns
as part of the arsenal of the AC-130 Spectre gunship. Meanwhile, the 20mm Oerlikon still arms some naval units, nominally as a last-recourse anti-air weapon (somewhat akin to the Phalanx CIWS ...
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The Lockheed XFC-130H: A Rocket-Propelled Transport Plane
It was so popular, in fact, that another variant, the AC-130 Spectre Gunship was spun off. The AC-130 Spectre is basically a close-air support (CAS) warbird that could hover over a hot battlefield ...
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A look at the key dates in Duke Field history:
1974-75: The 919th is given a new mission — special operations — and begins flying the AC-130A Spectre gunship. • 1986: A gunship crew from Duke Field, providing routine security flights at ...