United States Air Force Academy in El Paso County, Colorado — The American Mountains (Southwest)

Sidefire Gunships

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., October 10, 2020

1. Sidefire Gunships Marker

Inscription.

To the Memory of Those
Who Came Before...

Spooky
AC-47
Born and Tested in Southeast Asia
in Mid 1960s

Shadow
AC-119G
Requested and Employed in
Grenada · Panama · Kuwait
Iraq · Somalia

Stinger
AC-119K

Spectre
AC-130

and Those Who Are
Serving Today

Erected by Spectre Association.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Patriots & Patriotism • War, Cold • War, Vietnam.

Location. 39° 0.926′ N, 104° 51.31′ W. Marker is in United States Air Force Academy, Colorado, in El Paso County. Marker is in the United States Air Force Academy Cemetery, on Parade Loop west of Stadium Boulevard, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: USAF Academy CO 80840, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. 20^th Air Force (here, next to this marker); 18th Fighter Group • 318th Fighter Group (here, next to this marker); Seventh Fighter Command (here, next to this marker); 499th Bombardment Group (VH) (here, next to this marker); 497th Bombardment Group (VH)

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(here, next to this marker); 414th Fighter Group • 506th Fighter Group (here, next to this marker); 15th Fighter Group • 21st Fighter Group (here, next to this marker); 500th Bombardment Group (VH) (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in United States Air Force Academy.

More about this marker. Must have a valid ID to enter the USAF Academy grounds.

Also see . . . Spectre Association. Association Website homepage. (Submitted on December 5, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)

Sidefire Gunships Marker on Memorial Wall image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., October 10, 2020

2. Sidefire Gunships Marker on Memorial Wall

The Douglas AC-47 Spooky "Puff the Magic Dragon" image. Click for more information.

via Reddit, unknown

3. The Douglas AC-47 Spooky "Puff the Magic Dragon"

Vietnam era gunship with 3 GAU-2 miniguns.
Hurlburt Field Fact Sheet
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AC-119 Shadow image. Click for more information.

via Hulbert Field, unknown

4. AC-119 Shadow

"G" model, four 7.62mm miniguns firing from the left side of the aircraft.
Hulbert Field Fact Sheet
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AC-130H Spectre image. Click for more information.

via Hulbert Field, unknown

5. AC-130H Spectre

40mm cannon and 105mm cannon
Hulbert Field Fact Sheet
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Credits. This page was last revised on July 10, 2021. It was originally submitted on December 5, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 109 times since then and 4 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 5, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. 3. submitted on March 23, 2021, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 4, 5. submitted on July 10, 2021, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.