The Air Force’s famous AC-130U “Spooky” gunship is on the verge of retirement with the heavily armed cargo plane returning on Monday from its last scheduled overseas mission. The Spooky is being ...

The CAF Gulf Coast Wing reveals its newly restored AC-47 "Spooky" gunship, featuring markings that honor the 86 airmen lost ...

The AC-130U gunship has completed its final combat deployment. The U.S. Air Force said its AC-130U, known as the "Spooky," has returned stateside from its last scheduled deployment. The last U-model ...

An AC-130U Spooky gunship named "Big Daddy" made history by being the first Spooky to ever receive a black letter initial on its status page before a flight. A black letter means the aircraft has no ...

ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. — "Spooky" has made it home and is now at the Museum of Aviation in Warner Robins. The Air Force AC-130 was built in Marietta and flew as a cargo hauler in the Vietnam War.

When one brings into the spotlight the C-130 Hercules and its many variants, you know what generally follows is a talk about the plane’s lifting capabilities and its transport exploits. But there’s ...

The 14 crew members aboard "Spooky 41," an AC-130U gunship operating in Afghanistan's Nangarhar Province last April, were honored this week with a medals ceremony at Hurlburt Field. "Hoo-ah, Spooky 41 ...

HURLBURT FIELD — The 14 crew members aboard “Spooky 41,” an AC-130U gunship operating in Afghanistan’s Nangarhar Province on April 3-4, 2019, were honored Monday morning with a medals ceremony at ...

Key point: Moscow has seen what America’s AC-130 gunships can do and they want to replicate the Air Force’s success. Call it the “Spookovik.” Russia wants to make its own version of America’s ...