Last AC-130U Spooky retired

[RetiredATLATC]

Last Armed AC-130U Spooky Gunship Retired to 309 AMARG - The Aviation Geek Club

AC-130U gunship, tail number 513 was the last Spooky with its guns still installed and one of the very last to retire altogether.

theaviationgeekclub.com

 

[FlyingAccountant]

Lot of history there, but at least they live on in the J models.

 

[ChasenSFO]

Damn, those were some damn cool birds. The longer J just looks a little goofy to me, personally.

 

[Soku39]

Damn, those were some damn cool birds. The longer J just looks a little goofy to me, personally.

Who cares when you have a blue juice flush toilet.

 

[Boris Badenov]

Say that to its face. Go ahead, I dare you.

 

[Skåning]

The Ruskies are working on a gunship too apparently, based on the An-12:

Russia Reportedly Developing Its Own AC-130-Like Gunship From Converted An-12 Cargo Planes

The project will start with converting a single Antonov An-12 to carry a pair of 57mm cannons to help with further development of the final design.

www.thedrive.com

 

[Beefy McGee]

Who cares when you have a blue juice flush toilet.

What AFSC drains it? ASVAB score requirements?

 

[deadstick]

Say that to its face. Go ahead, I dare you.

You can stand anywhere, except to its left side, and say it.

 

[Richman]

The Ruskies are working on a gunship too apparently, based on the An-12:

Russia Reportedly Developing Its Own AC-130-Like Gunship From Converted An-12 Cargo Planes

The project will start with converting a single Antonov An-12 to carry a pair of 57mm cannons to help with further development of the final design.

www.thedrive.com

Pictures of two of these duking it out like wooden ships in the age of sail.

 

[Lawman]

Lot of history there, but at least they live on in the J models.

The J is a god damned monster.

“Hey you know that plane that shoots full throat 6 charge 105 howitzer shells at people..... lets throw some Small Diameter bombs and Griffin missiles on it as well. Because wth not.”