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Lockheed AC-130A
"Spectre" Gunship

The AC-130A on display was modified at Wright-Patterson AFB by the Aircraft Modification Division of the 4950th Test Wing as the prototype for the gunship version and was initially equipped with four 20mm and four 7.62 multi-barrel guns, a searchlight, and target sensors.

Lockheed AC-130A "Spectre" Gunship
After testing in Southeast Asia in 1967, it was used as a test bed for additional armament, sensor, and fire control development.

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