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 ...

Range was over 2,000 miles giving the plane ample time to linger around a fight or be airborne and on standby. The sight and ...

Many military aircraft come with monikers that help describe their impressive abilities. The Angel Of Death, the AC-130's ...

On the night of Feb. 24, 1969, Airman 1st Class Levitow was serving as the loadmaster aboard an AC-47, codename “Spooky 71,” ...

These heavily armed aircraft incorporate side-firing weapons ... All gunships evolved from the first operational gunship, the AC-47 The AC-130 gunship has a combat history dating to Vietnam.