Why Is The US Military's AC-130 Gunship Called 'The Angel Of Death'?

During the Vietnam War, the United States Air Force's first gunship, the AC-47, was introduced. It was primarily created to ...
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The Air Force’s AC-130 Gunship Was Deadly in Vietnam—and Is Still in Service

No matter the variant, the AC-130 is jam-packed with the sort of weaponry one would expect to find on a “gunship.” The Lockheed C-130 Hercules is somewhat pedestrian as far as military aircraft goes—a ...
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AC-130J Ghostrider gunship calls Kirtland AFB home for the next generation

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Kirtland Air Force Base in Albuquerque is no stranger to seeing planes take to the sky and the newest, AC-130J Ghostrider model of the U.S. Air Force’s AC-130 gunship is no ...
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AC-130 Gunship

A series of photos from a recent event at Cannon Air Force Base in New Mexico show a few glimpses of the U.S. Air Force AC-130J Ghostrider, a powerful gunship... For nearly 60 years, the many ...
Aviation Week

With Deliveries Complete, AFSOC Looks At AC/MC-130 Upgrades

The last U.S. Air Force MC-130J takes off from Lockheed Martin’s Marietta, Georgia, facility on Dec. 13, 2024. Credit: U.S. Air Force photo FORT WALTON BEACH, Florida—While the U.S. Air Force has ...