LiveLeak - AC-47 Gunship Action Over South Vietnam - 1964 Newsreel
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LiveLeak - AC-47 Gunship Action Over South Vietnam - 1964 Newsreel
The following footage was shown in 1964 USAF newsreel that detailed the work of several airplanes including the Douglas AC-47 "Spooky" (also nicknamed Puff the Magic Dragon) which was the first gunship to be used by the US Air Force in the Vietnam War.
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