The Douglas AC-47 Spooky was the first in a series of fixed-wing gunships developed by the United States Air Force during the Vietnam War. It was designed to provide more firepower than light and medi
A restored AC-47 in flight
AC-47 at Nha Trang Air Base in South Vietnam
Timelapse photo showing tracer rounds visible at night while converging on the target of an AC-47D performing a pylon turn in Saigon in 1968
John Lee Levitow was a United States Air Force loadmaster who received the Medal of Honor for exceptional heroism during wartime. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for his acts of heroism while servin
John Levitow
This C-17 Globemaster III was named after him on January 23, 1998, "The Spirit of John L. Levitow".
His burial at Arlington National Cemetery on November 17, 2000.