My AC-47 Gunship (Spooky13) Aircraft and Crew

[tempjock2000]

Dad tells the story about a night ambush gone bad when he and his company of marines were trapped on a hillside surrounded by 3000+ NVA. He calls in air strike expecting napalm but "snoopy" showed up, dropped flares then "Puff" opened up on the NVA advancing on their position Varrumfff!! Varrumfff!! all night long until the morning, each time NVA headed up the hill they walked into a meat grinder of tracers bouncing around. He was CO of E-2-5 22miles SW of Danang, summer and fall of '67.

[23109VC]

my grandpa - Lt. Col. WW Crandell flew these in Vietnam.. he had flown C-47s in Korea and had a lot of experience with the plane.. he was called up to fly the Puff the Magic Dragon gunships in Vietnam... I saw commendation letters in his war chest stating how many kills he had during some big offensive against our bases... I wonder if you flew with him?? He said one night he ran out of ammo, but kept ddropping flares and the VC would stay hidden just knowing his plane was overhead.....

[MCPObr44]

Thanks puff, for keeping the gooks down so they couldn't shoot my dad (Medic). 196th LIB 1967.

[spooky047]

@MCPObr44

We cared about your Dad and we all helped each other.....that's what it was really all about.

The Spooks

[HIGGINSLAKE49]

I used to fall asleep to the sounds of puff flying overhead at night. Thanks guys

[spooky047]

@HIGGINSLAKE49

You are quite welcome...your sleep was our mission...glad to do it!

[TravisModel92]

I like how they do not have the accurate sounds for the engines and guns firing

[DavesTrumpet]

My Dad was on one of the first of four original Puffs, the one oufitted with 30 cal machine guns. These aircraft were not camouflaged.

[razorsedge555]

Thanks for serving. Do you know which engines your aircraft was equipped with?

[thecooldude71]

YOU GO PUFF!

[seawolfu99]

Thank's Puff the Magic Dragon for Saveing my Dad on tet new year 1964

[XKfeildX]

Beautiful.