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AC-130H Spectre gunship’s final mission

January 31, 2014 David Cenciotti

On Jan. 16, the 16th Special Operations Squadron conducted its final mission with the AC-130H gunship at Cannon Air Force Base, New Mexico. To celebrate the retirement of the Spectre, whose development began in the […]

Heavy Metal: last missions of the AC-130H Spectre gunship over Afghanistan

January 1, 2014 David Cenciotti

According to the U.S. Air Force Central Command, the one below has been their viewer’s favorite in 2013. It shows the last days of the AC-130H Spectre gunship in its last combat deployment with the […]