The Giant Killer - USAF Douglas AC-47 Spooky gunship, 1968 The Douglas AC-47 Spooky (also nicknamed "Puff, the Magic Dragon") was the first in a series of fixed-wing gunships developed by the
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Douglas AC-47 Spooky, "Puff the Magic Dragon" firing at targets over Vietnam [2060×1396] : r/MilitaryPorn
Douglas AC-47 "Spooky" (aka "Puff the Magic Dragon") | This airplane was nicknamed Puff the Magic Dragon thanks to its ferocious three side-mounted 7.62 mm General Electric miniguns. | By Dark Documentaries | Facebook
![Vietnam: Night attack near Saigon. This time lapse photo shows tracer round trajectories, probably from a A U.S. Air Force Douglas AC-47D 'Spooky' gunship. The Douglas AC-47 Spooky (also nicknamed "Puff, the Vietnam: Night attack near Saigon. This time lapse photo shows tracer round trajectories, probably from a A U.S. Air Force Douglas AC-47D 'Spooky' gunship. The Douglas AC-47 Spooky (also nicknamed "Puff, the](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2B00MWT/vietnam-night-attack-near-saigon-this-time-lapse-photo-shows-tracer-round-trajectories-probably-from-a-a-us-air-force-douglas-ac-47d-spooky-gunship-the-douglas-ac-47-spooky-also-nicknamed-puff-the-magic-dragon-was-the-first-in-a-series-of-gunships-developed-by-the-united-states-air-force-during-the-vietnam-war-it-was-felt-that-more-firepower-than-could-be-provided-by-light-and-medium-ground-attack-aircraft-was-needed-in-some-situations-when-ground-forces-called-for-close-air-support-2B00MWT.jpg)