Original usaf vietnam war patch looking and sounding, from a distance like a cargo aircraft the spectre gunship haunted various areas of the ho chi. The ac spectre gunship still plays a critical role in americas close air support capability. It uses the latest sensor technologies and fire control systems and. Ac w spectre stinger ii bullet flag premium tee limited supply. Acw spectrestinger ii bullet flag premium tee limited supply. The gunship is a vehicle featured in battlefield 3. Ac gunship flag patch pvcrubber danger close apparel military. The specter gunship twin vulcan sixbarreled cannon. Com powered by ebay turbo listerthe free listing tool. The ac j ghostrider will get a big ass gun afterall watch this live fire training from inside ac u spooky. The lockheed ac u spooky gunship is a heavily armed ground attack aircraft variant of the c hercules. The basic airframe is manufactured by lockheed, while boeing is. Ac gunship spectre patch specialty patches air force. Vietnam war patch usaf ac spectre patience my ass im.
The ac h spectre was introduced in 1969 and was used for 46 years in service. Air america c hercules flying helicopter ac air force aircraft dad mug us air force military aircraft airplanes. Cody shiv wilton, a10c thunderbolt ii demonstration team. The acj is the fourth generation gunship replacing the aging fleet of ac uw gunships. The lockheed ac gunship is a heavily armed groundattack aircraft variant of the c hercules transport plane. Vietnam war patch usaf 16th special operations sq spectre ac super chicken. Special operations ac spectre gunship spooky air force challenge coin for sale online. The basic airframe is manufactured by lockheed, while boeing is responsible for the conversion into a gunship and for aircraft support. The newest version, the ac u spectre gunship, replaced the original ac a and represented a major advancement. Lancys artwork ac spectre street sticker military aircraft air force plane pilot gift sticker graphic sticks to any smooth surface. The lockheed ac gunship is a heavily armed, longendurance, groundattack variant of the c hercules transport, fixedwing aircraft. The aircraft that the taliban feared most in norwegian journalist peter refsdal embedded with the taliban in afghanistan during operation enduring free. A simple sign can be found on spectre island, a small patch of land south of the bases flight line in santa rosa sound.
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Spectre ac gunship vietnam thai patchs posted in air force usaaf is with army. The original and unofficial nickname for the ac gunship was puff the magic dragon or puff. Air force special operations command plans to install combat lasers on ac gunships within a year. Well today i wake up, prepare some chocolate milk and fire up my computer. Us gunship for sale collectibles for every occasion. New unused 4 patch for the ac spectre gunship powered by. Usaf afsoc air force ac ac u spectre spooky gunship wood wooden model new. The ac gunship ii superseded the ac 47 spooky and ac 119 shadow during the vietnam war.
Com pick a currency usd mxn rub hkd php myr nzd inr cad aud eur gbp jpy. The port side of the ac houses firing ports for an array of cannons, howitzers and gatling guns. In 1987, north american rockwell began to modify the c hercules airframe, manufactured by the lockheed martin aeronautics company, for the ac gunship. Ac spectre gunship small patch great collectors item, very popular. Lockheed ac gunship patch afsoc navigator specialty. The lockheed ac gunship is a heavily armed, longendurance groundattack variant of the c hercules transport fixedwing aircraft. Spectre ac gunship patch and ac u gunship patch, 2 u. This patch was created for the entire special operations community. Unlike other modern military fixedwing aircraft, the ac relies on visual targeting. Patch spectre gunship patience im gonna kill someone vietnam war 5419. Ac spectre gunship afghanistan attack mission reconstruction. Please send them to us or use the photo upload instructions from the menu and well put them on this page so that others can see them. Anyone have any vietnam and thai made spectre ac gunship patchs they can post would luv to see some original period made patchs.
The lockheed ac is a c cargo plane converted into a gunship. List your items fast and easy and manage your active items. Force operations special air afsoc command coin v2c field hurlburt challenge challenge v2c. Ac gunships have an extensive combat history dating to back to vietnam where gunships destroyed more than 10,000 trucks and were credited with many lifesaving, close air support missions. Click on membership application button and fill out web form and print it out and email or plain old mail to us.
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Star wars republic gunship bomber toys r us excl new sealed htf. The ac is flown by usaf special operations, mostly in the close air support role. With three sidefiring weapons, a 25mm gatling gun, a 40mm bofors cannon, and a. Air special force afsoc patch operations 4 gunship ac spectre stealth stealth spectre ac air operations 4 special gunship afsoc force patch. The ac j is the fourth generation gunship replacing the aging fleet of ac uw gunships.
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