---
title: "This is the deadliest airplane ever, period, end of discussion"
date: "2021-12-20"
modified: "2022-08-16"
authors:
  - name: "Orvelin Valle"
    link: "https://www.wearethemighty.com/authors/orvelinvalle.md"
url: "https://www.wearethemighty.com/articles/this-is-the-deadliest-airplane-ever-period-end-of-discussion/"
categories:
  - "Air Force"
  - "Aircraft"
  - "History"
  - "Tactical"
---

# This is the deadliest airplane ever, period, end of discussion

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In the 1950s, Lockheed Martin designed the C-130 with transport in mind, by the end of the 1960s, Boeing converted the lumbering giant into one of the deadliest airplanes in the world. The airplane's endurance and capacity to carry munitions made it the perfect AC-47 Spooky gunship replacement.

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**Related: [This monster aircraft was the helicopter version of the AC-130 gunship](<https://www.wearethemighty.com/mighty-trending/this-monster-aircraft-was-the-helicopter-version-of-the-ac-130-gunship.md>)**

Like the AC-47, the new, AC-130 was capable of flying faster and higher than helicopters, and its excellent loiter time allowed it to deliver concentrated fire to a single target on the ground. The gunship first saw action during the Vietnam War and has continued to receive updates. The newest version of the gunship, the AC-130U Spectre, uses the latest sensor technologies and fire control systems to improve range and accuracy.

This video perfectly shows why Boeing received an $11.4 million indefinite contract by the U.S. Air Force. **Watch it now**:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2H1uvmdAPoM

Video: [American Heroes Channel](<https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSvNzUDvn7FA8YBJM9E6o1A>), YouTube

## Author
OV is a Navy veteran and an expert in social media and entertainment marketing. Previously, with music electronics company Roland, he created social media outreach and growth strategies that became Roland's worldwide corporate standard. OV also managed social media and promotions for Madison Square Garden and Clear Channel Radio.

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