The AC-130 gunship is one of the most powerful and feared aircraft in the U.S. Air Force arsenal. Nicknamed the “Angel of ...

The gunship had only two seats, pilot and co-pilot. ... He served in Vietnam from August 1967 to August 1968, flying some of the first Cobra attack helicopters in the war.

To identify the American gunship aircraft of the Vietnam War, 24/7 Wall St. reviewed a catalog of aircraft from Military Factory, an online database of arms, vehicles, and aircraft used in ...

The Gunship aircraft, ... During its first Vietnam deployment this single howitzer-mounted AC-130E destroyed 75 trucks and damaged 92 ones with the 105, ...

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.” ...

It was the first time Hill and Elsner met Taylor since he rescued them in Vietnam on the night of 18 June 1968 ... Taylor then switched on his gunship's landing lights to distract the hostiles as the ...

HARKER HEIGHTS — Retired Chief Warrant Officer 5 Lance McElhiney served 44 years as a U.S. Army aviator/gunship pilot and saw thousands of hours of combat in battles ranging from Vietnam to the ...

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.

Taylor served in Vietnam until August 1968, flying more than 2,000 combat missions and taking enemy fire 340 times. It wasn’t easy but throughout the war Taylor never lost a man, he said.

Gunship helicopters began their ascent to prominence during the Vietnam War. Originally modified from transport helicopters, these aircraft were armed with machine guns and rockets to support ...

The Bell AH-1 Cobra, three of which sit in the U.S. Army Aviation Museum's inventory, became the world's first attack helicopter and was born out the need for a faster, more aggressive gunship ...

Larry Taylor, gunship pilot in Vietnam who led daring rescue, dies at 81. The Cobra attack helicopter pilot received the Medal of Honor last year for the 1968 rescue of a four-member Army ...