This aircraft might look like a standard C-47 Dakota, but it’s actually the AC-47 Spooky, the first dedicated gunship in U.S. Air Force history. Developed during the Vietnam War, the Spooky was fitted with three side-mounted 7.62 mm Miniguns capable of firing up to 6,000 rounds per minute each. Crews would fly in slow, tight circles over targets, using tracer rounds to direct devastating firepower with pinpoint accuracy. Nicknamed “Puff the Magic Dragon” because of the streams of red tracers vis
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🔥 WHEN THE DRAGON ROARED 🔥 Here is "Spooky" 770 (Tail EN), a Douglas AC-47D gunship from the legendary 4th Special Operations Squadron. Known as "Puff the Magic Dragon," this beast saved countless lives with three side-firing 7.62mm miniguns, raining 6,000 rounds per minute during terrifying night missions. A true guardian angel of the Vietnam War. Please follow AIVNam page for more historic content. #VietnamWar #AC47 #Spooky #AviationHistory #Gunship #PuffTheMagicDragon #USAF | AIVNam
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