Why did they ban puff the magic dragon gatling gun. Jan 17, 2016 c gunship puff magic dragon ac spectre gunship puff the magic dragon good stay safe and healthy. The douglas ac47 spooky also nicknamed puff, the magic dragon was the first in a series of gunships developed by the united states air force during the vietnam war. Unlike other modern military fixedwing aircraft, the ac relies on visual targeting.
Walter retired from the air force after serving from 1953 to 1973, serving time in both korea and vietnam walter was born on aug 19, 1933 and passed away on may 4, 2002. On this website i hope to bring together as many resources as i can about the vietnam era u. Since the vietnam war, puff the magic dragon had found a stash of surplus steroids. Known variously as puff the magic dragon, dragonships or just spooky, the ac47 gunship, with its broadside battery of ge miniguns, was a sight to behold. Spooky and puff the magic dragon saaf and usa dakota part 5. The mcw dragon spear was renamed acw stinger ii in 2011. These c47s, armed with as many as 3 ge miniguns and 10 browning anm2 machine guns fitted to fire from the left hand side of the plane, were dubbed spooky and puff the magic dragon due to their. In response to sister names of mias are a matter of public record and do not require. Captured documents often referred to the plane and said not to attack the dragon since weapons were useless against it. The predecessor of the first fixedwing gunship used in southeast asia was the wwii twinengined c47 dc3 gooney bird, which was first brought to vietnam as a transport and cargo ship in november 1961.
The ac47d spooky and ac119k stinger gunships at da nang. Douglas ac47d spooky gunship aka puff the magic dragon finley arlo. Acj ghostrider gunship upgrade gives air force special ops command its most lethal aircraft duration. The lockheed ac gunship is a heavily armed, longendurance, groundattack variant of the c hercules transport, fixedwing aircraft. It carries a wide array of ground attack weapons that are integrated with sophisticated sensors, navigation, and firecontrol systems. Spooky gunship operations in the vietnam war historynet. My mom taught my 3 yearold the song about puff the magic dragon. This song is about the douglas ac47 spooky gunship used in the vietnam war by.
Puff the magic dragon by peter, paul and mary songfacts. Air force special operations command plans to install combat lasers on ac gunships within a year. Other armament configurations could also be found on similar c47 based aircraft around the world. Really interesting facts about how puff the magic dragon evolved into spooky. After reading the story, the commanding officer of the wing said, well ill be damned, puff the magic dragon, referencing a childrens song made popular by the folk group peter, paul and.
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At the time the aircraft was known as a dragonship, puff, the magic dragon or spooky officially designated fc47, later corrected to ac47. It was designed to provide more firepower than light and medium groundattack aircraft in certain situations when ground forces called for close air support. Puff, the magic dragon ac47d gunships later call sign, spooky walthers wife, may parnell had loaned them to phil so that he could share them to interested parties. Download scrobbler developer api free music downloads merchandise. When puff unleashed that first sixsecond burst every man knew instantly what it was. I was the crew chief on one of the original gunships. The firebreathing puff has grown up and became spectre, aka spooky. Download the best mp3 karaoke songs on karaoke version.
The ac47 has grown up and bulked up to become the ac gunship. When my children were young, i told them of puff, and sang them the song no youtube then. Douglas ac47d spooky gunship aka puff the magic dragon. Douglas ac47d spooky gunship aka puff the magic dragon report. Project gunship 1 was created, and a lowhour c47 airframe was pulled offline in vietnam. Its not the classics like this land is your land and puff the magic dragon that made me at last buy the cd, but the haunting gone the rainbow, tiny sparrow, and asoulin.
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As i read through the answers i see quite a bit of misinformation related to the aircraft nicknamed puff the magic dragon i served in the united states air force from 1967 through 1978. The douglas ac47 spooky began the longrunning line of fixedwing transportto gunship conversions for the united states military. I was surprised that it came with more than one puff episode, because i thought there was only one. The lockheed ac gunship is a heavily armed, longendurance, ground attack variant of.
Debra from london, united kingdom i loved this song as a child, and spent many an hour eagerly looking for puff the magic dragon in the caves along the cornish beaches. Douglas ac47d spooky aka puff, the magic dragon the ac47 was a united states air force c47 skytrain the military version of the dc3 that had been modified by mounting three. The ac gunship and the vietnam war warfare history. Douglas ac47d spooky aka puff, the magic dragon elsa eliezer. Puff became the call sign for harveys ac47, then the only gunship in vietnam, since the second one returned to the states for training. When she started asking questions about the meaning of the song, i decided to buy the movie for her. The douglas ac47 spooky also nicknamed puff, the magic dragon was the first in a series of gunships developed by the united states air force. Puff the magic dragon, douglas ac47 spooky gunship aka puff the magic dragon vietnam era development of the long serving dc3dakotac47. Peter paul and mary tribute band the willows 286 views. The douglas ac47 spooky also nicknamed puff, the magic dragon was the first in a series of fixed wing gunships developed by the united states air force during the vietnam war.
By the end of the war, the had carried 22 million tons of goods, and flown 67 million passenger. The douglas ac47 spooky also nicknamed puff, the magic dragon was the first in a series of fixed wing gunships developed by the united states air force. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Feb 26, 2012 close external of the spectre gunships 105mm howitzer. Ac47 gunship medal of honor tribute in hd duration. This craft also was nicknamed puff, the magic dragon, based on the song with the same name written by leonard lipton and peter yarrow. In this stepbystep guide, i will show you how to install the magic dragon addon on kodi 18. Musical acts that have fallen off the radar of time duration. Air force douglas ac47d gunship that was known as the dragonship, puff, the magic dragon and spooky. Puff the magic dragon, douglas spooky gunship aka puff the magic dragon vietnam era development of the long serving vietnam war wrote. Ac gunship in action firing all its cannons youtube. During the vietnam war the ac47 spooky gunship was nicknamed the dragon or dragon ship by the americans because of its armament and firepowerthe nickname soon caught on, and american troops began to call the ac47 puff the magic dragon. The ac47 was a united states air force c47 skytrain the military version of the dc3 that had been modified by mounting three. Peter, paul and mary are so young here, and their voices at peak blend.
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