AC-130 "Spectre" Gunship Pics.....

[Nonskimmer]

As free as my grandfather has become with information in recent times, relating to his wartime experiences, there are things that my great uncle still refuses to talk about. He'll take them to his grave. Being a para, his experiences were naturally quite different from my grandad's, and I respect him for it.

 

[2W151gunship]

Hey everyone, I work on the gunships at Hurlburt Fld. and I was just wondering if anyone else has ever worked on them. Great site by the way.

 

[lesofprimus]

Hey... Welcome Sarge... Take the time to look around here and read up on some of the older stuff, get to know us alittle bit... I really look forward to seeing u post and become a member... I have a special affinity for ur birds, as theyve saved my ass once or twice in the past...

 

[Nonskimmer]

Hey, excellent! Welcome to the zoo.

 

[plan_D]

That's quite fitting since you're a chimp.

 

[lesofprimus]

Owwww....

 

[Nonskimmer]

Ahhh, he loves me. He even told me once.
Besides, I'm a fine looking chimp.

 

[lesofprimus]

Last time I saw a mouth like that it had a hook in it......

 

[plan_D]

I do. I love his chimpish good looks. Now we've got a zoo, we need who is which animal. New thread in off-topic time...

 

[Nonskimmer]

Great. Welcome to it Sarge!

 

[evangilder]

Welcome Sarge. Are you a mech on the gunships, or on the crew?

 

[2W151gunship]

Thanks for the warm welcome, I really appreciate it. I work as an Armament Mechanic. I've been working on gunships for almost 5 years, and I'm 22 years old. I've been deployed 3 times and been to over 20 different countries. My deployments were Kuwait, Uzbekistan, and Masirah Island Oman. Thanks again....and have a nice day

 

[evangilder]

Excellent! Glad to have another USAF guy around.

 

[HealzDevo]

Yes, always interesting that this idea only really started after WW2, I had thought that it could have saved a lot of lives on the Beaches of Normandy by harrassing Germans, because even if you couldn't get the concrete bunkers themselves, you could at least hurt the morale of the guys inside of them. Having something like that hammering away at you day and night, definitely would be hazardous to good morale. What does anyone else reckon?

 

[lesofprimus]

Having something like that hammering away at you day and night, definitely would be hazardous to good morale.

You're damn right.........

 

[2W151gunship]

I thought that you Gunship fans might enjoy this pic.

 

[Nonskimmer]

Heh-heh. Cool.

 

[lesofprimus]

Nice pic... Like the sign better than the actor.....

 

[FLYBOYJ]

Nice pic... Like the sign better than the actor.....

Yep!

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

welcome sarg, enjoy your stay, i came here a few years back and they still wont let me go