Douglas AC-47 Spooky

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 a C-47, the military version of the DC-3, modified by mounting three 7.62 mm General Electric miniguns to fire through two rear window openings and the side cargo door on the left side of the aircraft, to provide close air support for ground troops. It was designed to give more firepower than light and medium ground-attack aircraft in situations when ground forces called for close air support. It had no previous design to gauge how successful it would be, and the Air Force lacked miniguns to fit more than the first two conversions.