Who shot down an AC-130?
SAIGON, South Vietnam, Thursday, March 30 — North Vietnamese antiaircraft missiles shot down an Air Force AC‐130 gunship over the Ho CM Minh Trail in southern Laos early yesterday morning, and the 14 crewmen of the four‐engine plane were declared missing to day by the United States com mand.
Is the AC-130 gunship retired?
The AC-130U returned from its final combat deployment on 8 July 2019; the final AC-130U was retired in August 2019.
Do C 130s land on carriers?
From the accumulated test data, the Navy concluded that with the C-130 Hercules, it would be possible to lift 25,000 pounds of cargo 2,500 miles and land it on a carrier. Even so, the idea was considered a bit too risky for the C-130 and the Navy elected to use a smaller COD aircraft.
Who makes the AC-130A gunship?
The basic airframe is manufactured by Lockheed, while Boeing is responsible for the conversion into a gunship and for aircraft support. The AC-130A Gunship II superseded the AC-47 Gunship I during the Vietnam War.
How many AC-130U gunships are still in active duty?
Eight AC-130H and 17 AC-130U aircraft were in active-duty service as of July 2010. In March 2011, the Air Force deployed two AC-130U gunships to take part in Operation Odyssey Dawn, the US military intervention in Libya, which eventually came under NATO as Operation Unified Protector.
What happened to the AC-130U’Spooky’gunship?
^ AC-130U ‘Spooky’ Gunship Completes its Final Combat Deployment Archived 14 July 2019 at the Wayback Machine. Military.com. 10 July 2019. ^ a b “AC-130U “Spooky” Gunship Rolls Into Retirement”. U.S. Air Force, 21 August 2019. ^ AFSOC’s ‘Ultimate Battle Plane’ Now Operating in Afghanistan. Military.com. 16 September 2019. ^ John Pike.
Why was the C-130 Hercules chosen to replace the AC-47?
During the Vietnam War, the C-130 Hercules was selected to replace the Douglas AC-47 Spooky gunship (Project Gunship I) to improve mission endurance and increase capacity to carry munitions.