US Air Force Article - Friends Journal
Most gunships, like this AC-119G, were painted black on the bottom. It made them less visible from the ground at night.
COURAGE. DEDICATION TO THE MISSION. SELF-SACRIFICE. TEAMWORK. PROFESSIONALISM.
These words tell the story of Fairchild AC-119 gunship crews who flew
combat missions from 1969 to 1973 over Southeast Asia. One mission
illustrating all these attributes involved the loss of an AC-119K, call
sign Stinger Four One. On May 2, 1972, enemy ground fire near An
Loc, South Vietnam, downed Stinger Four One, with the loss of three
aviators on board. Thanks to the courage and selflessness of the three,
the remaining seven crew members survived.
