AC-130U Spooky Gunship - Taking Off
U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kimberly Leffring
An AC-130U Spooky Gunship takes off from Hurlburt Field, Florida, 2008.
The AC-130 is a modified C-130 cargo plane, fitted with sophisticated sensors and targetting computers and an array of air-to-ground weapons such as howitzers and cannons.
Air Force Special Operations Squadrons fly the AC-130 on force protection and close air support operations.
