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Roger Dale, former illuminator operator and crew member from the AC-130A Gunship, call sign “Spectre 17,” assigned to the 16th Special Operations Squadron, takes a photo of a AC-130J Ghostrider Gunship cannon March 3, 2022, at Hurlburt Field, Florida. On March 4, 1972, Spectre 17 was hit by a 57 mm round as the crew supported Operation Commando Hunt, a campaign of the Vietnam War. To commemorate the 50-year anniversary of the event, the crew reunited to revisit the aircraft and share stories from the famed flight. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jonathan Valdes Montijo)
| Date Taken: | 12.23.2021 |
| Date Posted: | 03.25.2022 13:59 |
| Photo ID: | 7109204 |
| VIRIN: | 220303-F-KM026-0004 |
| Resolution: | 5482x3647 |
| Size: | 5.75 MB |
| Location: | HURLBURT FIELD, FLORIDA, US |
| Web Views: | 93 |
| Downloads: | 3 |
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From boring to unimaginable: Vietnam-era crew recalls famed Spectre 17 flight
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