First AC-130W Retires - 2020 - The internet's #1 C-130 resource
Oct 29, 2020 · The 16th Aircraft Maintenance Unit said farewell to one of its AC-130W Stinger II gunships as it took its final flight from Cannon Oct. 19, 2020, before permanently retiring from air operations. Officially labeled as Tail No. 1303, the aircraft was received from the Lockheed-Martin factory June 6, 1989, with the original nickname of ‘City of ...
AC-130 Gunships Are Finally Getting A New 105mm Howitzer
Jan 24, 2022 · For example, the 30mm Bushmaster II cannons that the AC-130W and AC-130J gunships are also armed with are designated under this same system as GAU-23/As. An AC-130J Ghostrider gunship armed with the modified M102 howitzer, seen sticking of left side of the rear of the fuselage, among other weapons.
AC-130W Stinger gets bombs - C-130 General - C-130 …
Nov 14, 2012 · Big article in this months Air Force Asso. mag about the AC-130W Stinger gunship getting 4 small diameter bombs under each wing(SDB) for a limited standoff precision strike capability. Also says they are testing Hellfire missles on the bird. Now THAT will be a kickbuttski gunship. The mag and art...
C-130 News: The USAF Finally Gives Its AC-130W Gunship The Big …
May 3, 2017 · After more than four years, the U.S. Air Force has shown off one of its first AC-130W Stinger II gunships to carry a 105mm howitzer. After initially making the controversial decision to leave it out of the plane’s weapons load out, based on combat experience and user feedback, the Air Force smart...
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AFSOC receives final AC-130J - 2021 - C-130 Hercules.net -- The ...
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C-130 News: A View to a Kill – AC-130 Gunship Style
May 21, 2015 · Man on a stand. Try this on for size. Anyone ever stood on a B1 stand and jumped the starter solenoid out until the engine lit off? I have and I done it in Vietnam on A/C 62-1855 with mortars hitting the ground. CW on aircraft 62-1855 Vietnam 1966-67 and yes I have orders assigning me to this air...
First Look At An AC-130J Ghostrider Gunship’s New 105mm Gun
Sep 1, 2022 · The Air Force subsequently changed course and decided to integrate the M102 onto the AC-130J and AC-130W. The new Navy-developed design will help ensure that the Air Force's gunships can continue to offer this kind of support for the foreseeable future.
Built on the Backs of Giants: Cannon's First AC-130J Ghostrider
Jul 23, 2021 · Built on the Backs of Giants: Cannon's First AC-130J Ghostrider By Senior Airman Marcel Williams, 27th Special Operations Wing Public Affairs / Published July 20, 2021 Airmen with Hurlburt Field, Florida and Cannon Air Force Base delivered a new AC-130J Ghostrider gunship to the 27th Special Oper...
AC-130J Ghostrider Gunships Have Flown Their Very First Combat …
Jul 12, 2019 · The AC-130J's arrival in Afghanistan marks a historic changing of the guard as older AC-130Us have now finished their last scheduled deployment. By Joseph TrevithickJuly 10, 2019 The U.S. Air Force's new AC-130J Ghostriders have been flying combat missions in Afghanistan since June 2019. The guns...