This gunship’s nickname is “Hell in the Sky.” To see how it earned that name, tune in tonight at 9PM for Air Warriors: AC-130. 🛩️ http://bit.ly/AirWarriorsMarathon | Smithsonian Channel

The AC-130 is the world's biggest flying artillery gunship - nicknamed 'Hell in the Sky.' With three side-firing weapons, a 25mm gatling gun, a 40mm Bofors cannon, and a 105mm howitzer, it's easy to see why it got its name. Air Warriors: AC-130 airs tonight at 8 PM. | Smithsonian Channel Aviation Nation

Watch this crazy cool video of three RAF C-130Js flying through one last time through the Mach Loop last week!! On Jun. 14, 2023, the Royal Air Force bid farewell to the C-130 Hercules with a flypast that brought three J-model aircraft from their homebase at RAF Brize Norton around the country. Flying over RAF stations and places of significance to the aircraft’s history, it was a fitting goodbye in preparation for its retirement scheduled later this month, on Jun. 30, 2023. The three C-130Js we

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PROJECT GUNSHIP II: Weapons Test (Rare Declassified Restored 1960s Film) This restored short documentary features rare test footage of the C-130 Gunship II program from the Cold War. This film showcases the weapons and targeting systems trials that would transform the humble C-130 Hercules cargo plane into the most feared close air support platform in the world: the AC-130 "Spectre." General Information: Project Gunship II (AC-130) * Role: Heavy Armored Gunship / Close Air Support (CAS) * Progra