Replied: Sun, 25 Aug 1996 21:36:45 EDT Replied: ""John R. Tegtmeier" " From tegtmeie@panix.com Mon Jul 1 08:42:12 1996 Received: from MIT.EDU (PACIFIC-CARRIER-ANNEX.MIT.EDU [18.69.0.28]) by bloom-picayune.MIT.EDU (8.6.13/2.3JIK) with SMTP id IAA23228; Mon, 1 Jul 1996 08:42:10 -0400 Received: from panix3.panix.com by MIT.EDU with SMTP id AA10935; Mon, 1 Jul 96 08:36:29 EDT Received: (from tegtmeie@localhost) by panix3.panix.com (8.7.5/8.7/PanixU1.3) id IAA14889; Mon, 1 Jul 1996 08:38:15 -0400 (EDT) Date: Mon, 1 Jul 1996 08:38:14 -0400 (EDT) From: "John R. Tegtmeier" To: News Answers Subject: NEW PART soc.history.war.vietnam FAQ: USAF Gunships Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII From: vietnam-request@panix.com (SHWV Moderating Team) Newsgroups: soc.history.war.vietnam,soc.answers,news.answers Subject: soc.history.war.vietnam FAQ: USAF Gunships Supersedes: Followup-To: soc.history.war.vietnam Organization: SHWV Approved: vietnam-request@panix.com,news-answers-request@mit.edu Distribution: world Expires: 02 Aug 1996 00:00:00 GMT Message-ID: <607017135@panix3.panix.com> References: <607017127@panix3.panix.com> Reply-To: vietnam-request@panix.com Summary: This FAQ is a summary of the types and use of gunships by the United States Air Force during the Vietnam War Archive-Name: vietnam/usaf-gunships Last-modified: 1996/07/01 Posting-Frequency: monthly (1st) Frequently Asked Questions: soc.history.war.vietnam The FAQ on "USAF Gunships" was written by Frank Vaughan (baguio@ix.netcom.com) Gunships -- delivering ribbons of high explosive from the sky. Disclaimer I am a former gunner on AC-130 Spectre gunships and I thought I would try and answer some of the recurring questions about gunships. Please understand the following. I was a gunner, not a pilot, navigator or other important position. I know quite a bit about gunships, but in reality, my writing this FAQ is sort of like having a baggage handler describe the workings of a major airline. If at any point someone more knowledgeable comes along, I'll gladly bow to their superior knowledge. In the meanwhile, you're stuck with me. Some of this material was posted in various Usenet newsgroups, and some is from strands of private e-mail conversations. Helping me in this effort was: Ralph Hitchens, AC-119K "Stinger" pilot, 71-72. His contributions are [remainder of text deleted by folder-shrink.pl]