The Douglas AC-47 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. More firepower than could be provided by light and medium ground-attack aircraft was thought to be needed in some situations when ground forces called for close air support.
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