An AC-130H gunship from the 16th Special Operations Squadron jettisons flares as an infrared countermeasure during multi-gunship formation egress training on August 24, 2007.

An AC-130H Spectre designated "Spirit 03" was supporting US and coalition troops as they advanced through Kuwait when it was shot down by an Iraqi portable surface-to-air missile, killing all 14 ...

The AC-130H's call sign is "Spectre." The AC-130U's call sign is "Spooky. " The U-model is the third generation of C-130 gunships. All gunships evolved from the first operational gunship, the AC-47.

The AC-130U employs the latest technologies and can attack two targets simultaneously. The AC-130H's call sign is "Spectre." The AC-130U's call sign is "Spooky," and traces its history to the first ...

The AC-130 was first converted from a cargo heavyweight to a powerhouse of a gunship by North American Rockwell in 1987. Its origins took a toll in terms of its agility, one of the major ...

As a former AC-130H Spectre Gunship gunner, Fort Walton Beach resident Wes Fields has a heart for the military. As a history lover, he has a particular fondness for the heroes of World War II.

U.S. Special Operations Command originally planned to buy 37 AC-130J Ghostriders to replace three older gunships: the AC-130H Spectre, AC-130W Stinger II and AC-130U Spooky.

The Air Force's 16th Special Operations Wing, based at Hurlburt Field, Fla., flies the AC-130H "Spectre" gunship as well as a newer version, the AC-130U dubbed "Spooky." ...

The 14-person crew’s AC-130H Spectre gunship was shot down by an Iraqi surface-to-air missile while conducting a combat mission during Operation Desert Storm, Jan. 31, 1991, a release from ...

Her heart dropped. Her husband, Capt. Dixon Walters Jr., was serving on an AC-130H “Spectre” gunship in Saudi Arabia during the Gulf War.

AC-130s used to fly lower, but an incident in the 1991 Gulf War saw a shoulder-fired surface-to-air missile shoot down Spirit 03, a AC-130H gunship providing fire support to U.S. Marines fighting ...