Wednesday, April 29, 2020

July 8, 1969. 71st Special Operations Squadron.


Renamed and converted from tactical airlift to gunship operations, the AC-119 crew composition increased from five to eight as the crew acquired a second navigator and two gunners while the load-master cross-trained as an illuminator operator. Also, a change in the ratio of crews to airplanes increased total crew requirements from sixteen to twenty-four. *

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Map showing Ho Chi Minh Trail, Sihanouk Trail and major air bases used by FACs. (U.S. Air Force)

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