The latest addition to the CAF multi-engine fleet, the AC-47 gunship operated by the CAF Gulf Coast Wing, arrived at the CAF National Airbase in July 2024. The unit's effort to interpret the ...

If some of the U.S. Air Force’s current aircraft are a rare sight, what about the retired warbirds that wrote history? It’s an honor to watch them conquer the sky once again, even if it is just to ...

After more than a year in the shop for restorations, the Commemorative Air Force (CAF) Gulf Coast Wing’s AC-47 “Spooky” gunship has taken to the air once again. The Vietnam-era aircraft made its ...

In 1964, during the Vietnam War, a new concept in aerial fire support was born. The Douglas C-47 Skytrain, a rugged military transport aircraft, was transformed into a gunship equipped with three M134 ...

As a close air support warplane, the AC-47 was an essential lifeline in the often close quarter combat of the Vietnam War. Originally developed in the 1930s, the C-47 Skytrain was the military variant ...

Say what you want about air shows, but where else do you get to see airplanes from entirely different eras flying together? Heritage flights is how they call these amazing get-togethers, and later ...

An AC-47 from Topeka, Kansas, and an AC-130J Ghostrider from the 4th Special Operations Squadron at Hurlburt Field, Florida, conduct a gunship legacy flight. Google is updating how content is shown.