AC-47 Spooky
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The AC-47 Spooky was a gunship variant of the Douglas C-47 transport aircraft, heavily armed with side-firing weapons and used by the U.S. Air Force for close air support and ground attack during the Vietnam War.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
gunship aircraft
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military aircraft ⓘ variant of Douglas C-47 Skytrain ⓘ |
| aircraftCategory | gunship ⓘ |
| aircraftConfiguration | high-wing ⓘ |
| aircraftType | fixed-wing ⓘ |
| airframeOrigin | Douglas C-47 transport aircraft NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| armament |
7.62 mm miniguns
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machine guns ⓘ |
| armamentConfiguration | port-side mounted guns ⓘ |
| armamentType | side-firing weapons ⓘ |
| basedOn | Douglas C-47 Skytrain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Vietnam War ⓘ |
| conversionBy | United States Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| crew | multi-crew ⓘ |
| designFeature | firing through open or modified cargo doors and windows ⓘ |
| enteredServicePeriod | 1960s ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | first dedicated fixed-wing gunship used by USAF in Vietnam War ⓘ |
| landingGear | conventional retractable landing gear ⓘ |
| missionProfile |
night attack operations
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orbiting fire support ⓘ |
| nickname | Spooky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
continuous side-firing capability while circling target
ⓘ
conversion from cargo transport to gunship ⓘ |
| operator | United States Air Force ⓘ |
| originatingManufacturer | Douglas Aircraft Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryTargets |
enemy ground forces
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enemy mortar and rocket positions ⓘ trucks and supply convoys ⓘ |
| primaryTheater | Southeast Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| propulsion | twin piston engines ⓘ |
| role |
air interdiction
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armed reconnaissance ⓘ base defense ⓘ close air support ⓘ ground attack ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | United States Air Force ⓘ |
| serviceStatus | retired from frontline USAF service ⓘ |
| successor |
AC-119 gunship
NERFINISHED
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AC-130 gunship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBy | USAF special operations units ⓘ |
| usedFor |
defense of ground outposts
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harassment of enemy supply routes at night ⓘ illumination of battlefield with flares ⓘ protection of hamlets and fortified positions ⓘ support of ground troops in contact ⓘ |
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