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AC-47 Puff The Magic Dragon Patch – With Hook and Loop

$11.99

Attention all military history enthusiasts and collectors! Introducing the AC-47 Puff The Magic Dragon Patch – a stunning embroidered patch that pays homage to the brave men who served on Spooky.

  • 3-inch patch
  • Embroidered/Hook and Loop
  • US Veteran-Owned Business

49 in stock (can be backordered)

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AC-47 Puff The Magic Dragon Patch – With Hook and Loop

Attention all military history enthusiasts and collectors! Introducing the AC-47 Puff The Magic Dragon Patch – a stunning embroidered patch that pays homage to the brave men who served on Spooky. Measuring 3 inches, this patch is a must-have for anyone who appreciates the history and legacy of military aviation.

  • 3-inch patch
  • Embroidered/Hook and Loop
  • US Veteran-Owned Business
  • Reproduction

The Douglas AC-47 Spooky (also nicknamed “Puff, the Magic Dragon”) was the first in a series of fixed-wing gunships developed by the United States Air Force during the Vietnam War. It was designed to provide more firepower than light and medium ground-attack aircraft in certain situations when ground forces called for close air support.

The AC-47 was a United  C-AC-47 (the military version of the DC-3) that had been modified by mounting three 7.62 mm General Electric miniguns to fire through two rear window openings and the side cargo door, all on the left (pilot’s) side of the aircraft, to provide close air support for ground troops. Other armament configurations could also be found on similar C-47-based aircraft around the world. The guns were actuated by a control on the pilot’s yoke. The guns to be active for firing would be selected by an aerial gunner on a control panel on the right side of the cargo bay. Normally, two aerial gunners would be part of a normal crew. They would load the guns, clear malfunctions, and do inflight repair as well as select which gun(s) were online for the pilot to fire. It could orbit the target for hours, providing suppressing fire over an elliptical area about 52 yd (47.5 m) in diameter, placing a round every 2.4 yd (2.2 m) during a three-second burst. The aircraft also carried MK-2

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