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Northrop F-89J

Northrop F-89J-35-NO (S/N 52-1850) at Elmendorf AFB, Alaska, on June 6, 1963. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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AC-119 Gunship

Stinger “business card.” (U.S. Air Force photo)
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Maj. Herman “Al” Heuss

Maj. Herman “Al” Heuss, chief pilot in the 71st Special Operations Squadron, an Indiana-based Air Force Reserve unit called to active duty in Southeast Asia. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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AC-119 Gunship

Shadow “business card.” (U.S. Air Force photo)
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AC-119 Gunship

Staff Sgt. Harry R. Watters, AC-119 gunner, loads 1,500 rounds into a 7.62mm minigun. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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AC-119 Gunship

Most gunships, like this AC-119G, were painted black on the bottom. It made them less visible from the ground at night. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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AC-119 Gunship

Capt. William Groves, AC-119 navigator, gets the coordinates of enemy positions from an allied ground commander. With such devastating firepower, accurate positioning was essential. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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Spectre Gunships

North Vietnamese soldier preparing to fire an SA-7 surface-to-air missile. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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Spectre Gunships

When the AC-130’s 20mm guns fired, hundreds of empty casings fell to the floor. Gunners shoveled them into bags, as pictured here. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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Spectre Gunships

View of the 40mm guns on an AC-130 from the outside of the aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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Spectre Gunships

View of the 40mm guns on an AC-130 from the inside of the aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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Spectre Gunships

AC-130 gunner Sgt. Donald Dawson pulls out a four-round 40mm clip from the onboard storage rack. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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Spectre Gunships

AC-130A at Ubon Royal Thai Air Force Base in the spring of 1969. It is armed with four 20mm cannons and four 7.62mm miniguns. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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"Spooky 71"

Spooky 71 the morning after Airman 1st Class John Levitow’s Medal of Honor mission. The mortar shell blew a hole through the right wing, shattered several windows and sent thousands of fragments into the fuselage. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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Airman 1st Class John L. Levitow

Airman 1st Class John Levitow in an AC-47. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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Spooky Gunships

Enlargement of “business card” carried by AC-47 crewmen. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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Spooky Gunships

South Vietnamese Air Force (VNAF) AC-47. In the late 1960s, the USAF turned over its AC-47s to the South Vietnamese and Royal Laotian Air Forces. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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Spooky Gunships

AC-47 crew underneath the guns of their aircraft. A typical Spooky crew included the aircraft commander, pilot, navigator, flight engineer, loadmaster and two gunners. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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Spooky Gunships

Many AC-47s had Spooky nose art. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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Spooky Gunships

Two Spooky missions -- close air support and flare dropping -- are shown here. In this May 1969 battle, a large North Vietnamese force had surrounded a unit of the US Army 1st Cavalry Division. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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