They served as a vital proof-of-concept for future, better CAS-dedicated birds, notably the AC-130 Spectre gunship. Without the AC-47, though, it is likely that those better CAS gunships would not ...

Unleashing horrifying firepower and raining death and destruction on to the communist forces in Vietnam from the dark skies ...

During the Vietnam War, the United States Air Force's first gunship, the AC-47, was introduced. It was primarily created to be able to unleash steady, accurate, and constant streams of fire on ...