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The following pictures are from GUNSHIPS a pictorial History of Spooky,
Published by squadron/signal publications, pgs. 54-55.
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An AP-2H on take off from Cam Rahn Bay. AP-2H's were part of TRIM (Trails and Roads Interdiction, Multisensor), and flew gunship-type missions in the Mekong Delta and over the Trail in Cambodia and Laos. - Photo by Nielsen
Webmaster's note: This is aircraft #2 BuNo 148353 "Deuces Wild"
Note the elongated side looking radar fairing on the lower fuselage as the AP-2H launches from Cam Rahn Bay in October 1967. - Photo by Nielsen
Webmaster's note: This is aircraft #2 BuNo 148353 "Deuces Wild"
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An AP-2H gets a full load of napalm in a revetment at Da Nang. AP-2H's carried a variety of ordnance on the outer two pylons in addition to a minigun under each wing.
Webmaster's note: This is aircraft #3 BuNo 148337 "Napalm Nellie"
The #3 AP-2H is seen undergoing major maintaince. Notice the Vietnamese woman sweeping an obviously clean area, very near to a top secret airplane. (Navy)

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