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AC-130 Aircraft Profile - Special Operations.Com

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AC-130 Air Show Photos

 

Web Pages

  • Gunship FAQ - An excellent(!) overview and history of gunships.

  • Photo: AC-130U

     

    Articles

    CNN Profile: AC-130 Gunships - Short overview of aircraft and its history.

    4th SOS AC-130U Spooky gunship - Air Force Article

    AC-130 gunships pack plenty of punch - Air Force Article

    AC-130U Spooky gunship flys a training mission - Air Force Article

    "Special Ops Seeks Aerial Gunners" - The Air Force Special Operations Command is looking for people interested in becoming aerial gunners on two of the command's gunships. (Circa January, 1996)

     

    AC-47 "Spooky"

    Douglas AC-47 "Spooky" Gunships - The Record

    AC-47 "Spooky" Gunship - photo showing guns on left side.

    Photo of AC-47 firing on a target in Vietnam.

     

    AC-119 "Shadow" and "Stinger"

    USAF AC-119 Gunships - Definitive AC-119 site!

    AC-119G "Shadow" - Air Force Virtual Museum

    AC-119K "Stinger" - Air Force Virtual Museum

    AC-119 Combat Tactics - Air Force Virtual Museum

     

    AC-130 "Spectre"

    Lockheed AC-130A Gunship II PT I - Air Force Virtual Museum

    Lockheed AC-130A Gunship II Pt II - Air Force Virtual Museum

    Lockheed AC-130A Gunship II Pt III - Air Force Virtual Museum

    Lockheed AC-130A Gunship II Pt IV - Air Force Virtual Museum

    Lockheed AC-130A - Air Force Virtual Museum

    AC130H Gunship - The Ultimate Attack Plane

    Lockheed AC-130A "Spectre" Gunship - Plus, a good sideshot of the AC-130A armament.

    Interior photo of an AC-130 guncrew loading the big 105.

    Photos of AC-130A fuselage... Front...Left Forward...Parked

    AC-130A- The crew of this AC-130A "Spectre" gunship, named Azrael--Angelof Death, (Azrael, in the Koran, was the angel of death who severed the soul from the body) displayed courage and heroism during the closing hours of Desert Storm. Aircraft number #54-1630.

    AC-130H- USAF Fact Sheet (Restricted access)

     

    Gunship Weapons

    105mm Cannon,M102 - This cannon was derived from the Army field artillery M1A1 howitzerand was modified to be fired from the left rear side door of the AC-130 gunship aircraft.

    7.62mm Gatling guns on AC-130A

    Dual 20mm Cannon on AC-130

    40mm Cannonon AC-130

    AN-M26 Parachute Flares

     

    AC-130 Gunship Memorial Pages

    Spirit 03

    Jockey 14

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