HURLBURT FIELD — Taking off with the rising sun, an AC-130U gunship took its final flight Tuesday, trailing history in its wake during a near-cross-country voyage from Hurlburt Field to Arizona's ...
The AC-130U gunship has completed its final combat deployment. The U.S. Air Force said its AC-130U, known as the "Spooky," has returned stateside from its last scheduled deployment. The last U-model ...
An AC-130U Spooky gunship named "Big Daddy" made history by being the first Spooky to ever receive a black letter initial on its status page before a flight. A black letter means the aircraft has no ...
The Air Force’s famous AC-130U “Spooky” gunship is on the verge of retirement with the heavily armed cargo plane returning on Monday from its last scheduled overseas mission. The Spooky is being ...
An AC-130U gunship jettisons flares during training over Hurlburt Field, Fla. (Senior Airman Julianne Showalter/Air Force) The 14 crewmembers of Spooky 43, an AC-130U gunship that fought a ferocious ...
Key point: While details are scant on the nature of the Ghostrider’s first combat mission, U.S. special operations forces have remained heavily in the fight in Afghanistan. Brace yourselves: the Air ...
When one brings into the spotlight the C-130 Hercules and its many variants, you know what generally follows is a talk about the plane’s lifting capabilities and its transport exploits. But there’s ...
Dec. 18 (UPI) --The Boeing Co. has been awarded a modified contract by the U.S. Air Force in support of AC-130U gunships. The $18.1 million deal, announced on Dec. 15 by the Department of Defense but ...
A Florida-based subcontractor is assembling the first of four AC-130H models being upgraded to the AC-130U "Spooky II" configuration, but proposed weapons upgrades for the AC-130U fleet still are on ...
January 15, 2005 "Super Spook", one of the most frightening offensive weapons on the planet, is getting an upgrade. "Super Spook" started out life as an inoffensive transport plane. Big, slow, and ...
Brace yourselves: the Air Force’s newest gunship is officially on the prowl downrange. The AC-130J Ghostrider gunship flew its first combat mission in Afghanistan in late June, deploying to relieve ...
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