The American Flight Museum’s AC-47 “Spooky” gunship on display at Renner Field, Goodland, Ks on Aug. 19, 2023. The American Flight Museum is located in Topeka, Ks at Forbes Field.

In the darkness over Vietnam, the AC-47 “Spooky” carved its place in history. Originally a WWII-era cargo plane, it was transformed into a fearsome gunship known as “Puff the Magic Dragon.” ...

The United States and Vietnam are discussing the sale of Lockheed Martin C-130 Hercules military transport planes to Hanoi, two people familiar with the discussions said, in a sign of closer ...

The AC-130 Was Made to Fight the Viet Cong. At the onset of the Vietnam War, the U.S. Air Force began experimenting with gunships—aircraft that could offer more firepower for ground-attack ...

Vietnam has celebrated the end of the war with the United States and the formation of its modern nation 50 years ago with a military parade and a focus on a future of peace. Full Episode.

It has been 50 years since the end of the Vietnam War. It has been 50 years since the end of the Vietnam War. Most of the country’s 100 million people were born after the fighting stopped. They ...