Lockheed AC-130
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The Lockheed AC-130 gunship is a heavily armed, long-endurance, ground-attack variant of the C-130 Hercules transport, fixed-wing aircraft. It carries a wide array of ground-attack weapons that are in
An AC-130J gunship from the 4th Special Operations Squadron
AC-130H Spectre near Hurlburt Field, Florida, in 1988
AC-130U armed with two 30 mm Bushmasters, 2007
Underside of an AC-130U Spooky
Lockheed MC-130
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The Lockheed MC-130 is the basic designation for a family of special-mission aircraft operated by the United States Air Force Special Operations Command, a wing of the Air Education and Training Comma
Lockheed AC-130
…cannon in place of the Spectre's two 20 mm cannons, an improved fire-control system, and increased ammunition capacity. The new AC-130J was based on the MC-130J Commando II special-operations tanker. The AC-130W Stinger II is a modified C-130H with upgrades including a precision strike package. During the Vietnam War, the…
A MC-130J Commando II in 2016
MC-130E Combat Talon dispensing flares
MC-130 nose
MC-130E Combat Talon I of the Air Force Reserve's 919th Special Operations Wing taxis to the runway at RIAT 2010