the AC-47 gunship used with terrifying effect during the Vietnam War under the callsign “Puff the Magic Dragon,” as immortalized in the John Wayne movie The Green Berets. ![]() ![]() To enemies of the United States, however, the word “Spectre” conjures up an even more ominous, and the very real prospect of “Death From Above”: the AC-130 gunship.ĪC-130 Spectre: Slaughterous Sequel to Spookyīefore the AC-130 gunship, aka Spectre, came along there was “Spooky,” i.e. To fans of the James Bond/Agent 007 film and literary franchises alike (Yours Truly is a lifelong member of both categories), the name “SPECTRE” equates to the villainous Special Executive for Counterintelligence, Terrorism, Revenge, and Extortion, headed up by the nefarious Ernst Stavro Blofeld.
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