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This article is from the Vietnam FAQ, by Brian Ross, John R. Tegtmeier, Edwin E. Moise, Frank Vaughan, John Tegtmeier with numerous contributions by others.

75 Were all Spectre gunships based in Thailand? (United States Air Force Gunships in the Vietnam)

All of the AC-130 gunships were based in Thailand, except for a very
short timeframe when the prototypes were being tested.

"The AC-119G started out & stayed in SVN, and were turned
over to the VNAF around 71, I think. The AC-119K squadron
was based in Thailand, but had detachments of up to 5
aircraft at Da Nang and Bien Hoa in South Vietnam. At the
latter place we mostly did Cambodia, which was quite a
different environment from the Trail proper, and also some
An Loc support during the Easter Offensive." [RH]

 

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