A Douglas AC-47 Spooky Gunship parked at Pleiku Air Base during the Vietnam War. The mascot of the 4th Special Operations Squadron, a ghost, as the nose art of the aircraft. The word “Spooky” is written on the ghost. Side view of the Douglas AC-47 (also nicknamed "Puff, the Magic Dragon"). The AC-47 displays three M134 Minigun Gatling type machine guns. Closeup view of the machine guns projecting from windows of the gunship. View of the Douglas AC-47 nose and cockpit.
A pilot of the 4th Special Operations Squadron inspects a Douglas AC-47 Spooky gunship in Pleiku Air Base, Vietnam. The pilot, Captain William L. Ivy, stands under a plane 45-1121 flown by B flight of the 4th Special Operations Squadron. The African American airman inspects the landing gear and undercarriage of the aircraft. Another flight personnel walks past the gunship.
A pilot of the 4th Special Operations Squadron inspects a Douglas AC-47 Spooky gunship in Pleiku Air Base during the Vietnam War. The pilot, 1st Lieutenant Lyle A. Sproul, walks to the gunship. The nose art of the aircraft depicts the ghost mascot of the 4th Special Operations Squadron. The pilot touches the propeller on the plane’s left wing. 1st Lieutenant Sproul inspects the undercarriage of the aircraft. Lieutenant Sproul looking up. The pilot walks away after the inspection is done.
A pilot of the 4th Special Operations Squadron inspects a Douglas AC-47 Spooky gunship in Pleiku Air Base during the Vietnam War. Pilot and crewmember, 1st Lieutenant Michael “Mike” L. Smithson, arrives to check and service the aircraft before a flight. 1st Lieutenant Smithson inspects the undercarriage of the gunship. Smithson looks up and inspects an aircraft part.
Flight crew of the 4th Special Operations Squadron inspects Douglas AC-47 Spooky gunship at Pleiku Air Base during the Vietnam War. Flight mechanic Charles A. Ragan climbs on to the wing of the Douglas AC-47 Spooky gunship. Ragan inspects the aircraft’s engine. The nose art of the aircraft depicts the ghost mascot of the 4th Special Operations Squadron. Close up view of flight mechanic while inspecting motors from wing. He climbs down from the aircraft wing and walks away. Ragan inspects the wing motors while holding a check list. Ragan shows the check list for inspecting wing motors. Man turns film slate upside down. A Douglas C-47 Skytrain takes off from the runway.
United States Army Air Force air operations in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Aerial view of a bombed town, aerodrome, and surrounding fields. Thick gray clouds of smoke rise from bomb sites. Very low flying views facing out rear of aircraft as it flies over rice fields, buildings, coconut trees and roads. The aircraft slightly tilts as it flies over a hill. The aircraft drops bombs over a small village.
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