Waving United States flag.

Photo of AC-47 aircraft gunship.

   Spooky AC-47D Gunships
a.k.a. "The Dragonship", "Puff, the Magic Dragon"
The People, the Places, The Mission  

Side view of AC-47 aircraft gunship with three miniguns protruding from windows.

Prisoner of War, Missing in America (POW/MIA) waving black and white flag.

Fourteenth Special Operations embroidered patch.

Seventh Air Force embroidered patch.

Minigun manufacturer General Electric embroidered patch.

Display of ribbon rack for awards received by AC-47 squadrons in Vietnam.

Third Air Commando Squadron embroidered patch.

Fourth Air Commando Squadron embroidered patch.

4th SOS Patch

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Link to AC-47 Gunship
Reunion Website.

   
Spooky AC-47 Gunship Reunion Website

    2026 - 17th Annual Spooky AC-47 Gunship Reunion.
    Hotel:TBD.
    Location: TBD.
    Sept. 2 - 6, 2026.

Link to AC-119 Gunship
Website.

   
AC-119 Gunship Association Website

    2026 - 26th Annual AC-119 Gunship Reunion.
    Hotel: Holiday Inn Phoenix-Mesa
    Location: 1600 S Country Club Dr., Mesa, AZ 85210.
    October 20 - 25, 2026.

Link To
AC-130 Gunship Website.

    Spectre AC-130 Gunship Website

    50th Annual Spectre AC-130 Gunship Reunion.
  Island Resort at Ft. Walton Beach.
  Ft. Walton Beach, FL
    Oct. 9 - 12, 2025

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  Story by Aviation historian Steve Birdsall In
Aviation History Magazine during May 5th, 2017
Story Describes Several Ride-Alongs on 4th Air
Commando Squadron (ACS) AC-47D Spooky Gunship
43-48356 Based at Bien Hoa Airbase
Story concludes with the crash of 43-48356  


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Pleiku Airbase Association Veterans Website

    2026 Annual Pleiku Airbase Reunion
  Stone Castle Hotel & Conference Center.
  3050 Green Mountain Drive.
  Branson, MO, 65616
    September 24 - 26, 2026

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    Doug Severt's Website for Phan Rang AB, RVN

    2026 Phan Rang Airbase Vietnam Veterans Reunion.    
  Lodge of the Ozarks
3431 W. 76 Country Blvd.
Branson, MO. 65616.
    Date: September 8-10, 2026.

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Udorn Royal Thai Airbase Website

    Udorn 2025 Veterans Reunion.
    Hotel: Comfort Inn and Suites.
    Address: 835 S. Chestatee St.
    Location: Dahlonega, GA.
    Date: July 10-13, 2025

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Tan Son Nhut AB, RVN Website

    Tan Son Nhut Association 2024 Annual Reunion.
    Hotel: Four Points by Sheraton(Huntsville Airport).
    Address: 1000 Glenn Hearn Blvd, Huntsville, AL.
    Location: Huntsville, AL
    Date: September 18-20, 2024

Link to Ubon
RTAFB Reunion Website

    Ubon RTAF Airbase Reunion Website

    2024 Annual Ubon RTAFB Reunion.
    Location: "Destin, FL"
  Hotel: Hilton Garden Inn in Fort Walton Beach, FL.
    Date: "November 7-9, 2024",

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American Flight Museum
    Home of the AC-47 John Levitow Tribute Aircraft

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  The Aviation History Online Museum - DC-3  


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    Trev Morson's DC-3 Hanger Website

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  The DC-3/Dakota Historical Society, Inc  


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Chris Smithson's tribute page to his father,
1st Lt. Michael Lee Smithson
AC-47D Spooky Gunship Pilot

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    71st SOS AC-119G Shadow Gunship History
Bakalar Air Force Base, IN


Link to Air Commando Website.

    Air Commando Association

    2026 Air Commando Association Convention..
    Island Resort.
    Ft. Walton Beach, FL.
    May 6 - 7, 2026

Link for
Visiting Website

   
366th Fighter Association

    366th Fighter Association 2024 Reunion
  Hotel: TBD.
    Location:Pensacola, FL.
    Date: October 16 - 20, 2024,

Link for
Visiting Website

   
366th Fighter Association

    366th Fighter Association 2024 Reunion
  Hotel: Plaza Hotel & Casino.
    Location:Las Vegas, NV.
    Date: October 1 - 4, 2025,

Link for
EC-47 Website


    The EC-47 History Site


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    American Legion Website  

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    Veterns of Foreign Wars (VFW)

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    Disabled American Veterans (DAV)


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    Vietnam Veterans of America (VVA)


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    The Distinguished Flying Cross Society

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    Veteran's Records Request


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    Vietnam Era Fixed Wing Gunship Related Books and
    Publications

Link to Danang Airbase
Photos Website.

   

 
  Contains photos taken by the blog site author while assigned at
  Da Nang Air Base, Vietnam, in 1965 and 1966. Photos in color and
  black and white include USAF personnel, flight line, aircraft,
  battle damage, Vietnamese people, visiting dignitaries, village
  life, Da Nang city, China Beach and the Vietnam landscape.

  The last entry on the blog appears to be 2018 and I have not been able to
  identify the blogger's name.
 

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