The radio call sign for the AC-47 was "Spooky." With the aircraft operating at night circling the battlefield for long ...

On the night of Feb. 24, 1969, Airman 1st Class Levitow was serving as the loadmaster aboard an AC-47, codename “Spooky 71,” ...

Of course, in the parlance of the Counterculture movement that was taking hold alongside the Vietnam War (in opposition to that conflict), “puff the magic dragon” had a very different connotation. As ...

Many military aircraft come with monikers that help describe their impressive abilities. The Angel Of Death, the AC-130's nickname, is no exception.

The Spooky (U-model) is the third generation of C-130 gunships. All gunships evolved from the first operational gunship, the AC-47 The AC-130 gunship has a combat history dating to Vietnam.

Because its operations were carried out principally by night, the AC-47 was known as “Spooky,” but was also widely known as “Puff the Magic Dragon” after the Peter, Paul and Mary song.