AC-47/ACH-47A

M1A1

February 17, 2007 15:46

Hello,

I would first off like to thank every one who served in Viet Nam. I was woundering if any one had any stories about the AC-47's or the ACH-47A's? Thank you very much!


M1A1[:)]

"Puff The Magic Dragon"

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  Ray Boone

  February 17, 2007 17:52

  I was with B/1/5 out in the sands near Hoi An and I hear what sounded like someone running a chainsaw wide open. I'm looking around at the brush, none of which is thicker than 1" in diameter, and I'm thinking to myself "who's running a chainsaw around here?" then I saw the stream of tracers and figured it out. Fortunately I hadn't asked anyone.[:)]

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  M1A1

  February 18, 2007 07:27

  Thanks for the story!
  
  
  M1A1

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  hedgehopper62

  February 19, 2007 02:54

  I have some still photo's of the AC-47 firing at night somewhere in my old storage.we had 2 puff's asigned to bien tuey,i had worked on them sometimes.i was assigned to the O1E.s but worked on all birds.the photos were taken from rooftop in canto.tks. hedge[:D]66-67

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  M1A1

  February 19, 2007 15:21

  COOL! Thanks for the info! Thats pretty neat, from your point of view did they seem like reliable planes?

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  hedgehopper62

  February 20, 2007 06:32

  One of the most reiable planes, made first was around 1934 was the old DC3 or gooney bird as us oldtimers called them.i have worked on them since 1955.not much change better brakes and engines.tks hedge[:D]

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  bobski

  February 26, 2007 16:04

  last i heard about 1,400 still existed worldwide.
  they still fly.
  made many a jump out of them. nice door to exit. no bending over.

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