The Douglas AC-47: Puff the Magic Dragon, Vietnam Gunship AC-47 Vietnam Call Sign: “Spooky” Background In the early-1960s, the Air Force Systems Command began experimenting with fixed-wing, side-firing weapons systems for possible use in Vietnam. By 1964, the first gunship conversion of a World War II Douglas C-47 Skytrain transport was completed under the Project Gunship … Continue reading “Spooky”