C-119 transports converted into Shadow and Stinger gunships for night interdiction and close-support missions in Southeast Asia.
Development
Fairchild AC-119 gunship family was developed by Fairchild Aircraft in United States as a gunship. The family first flew in 1968 and entered service in 1968. Its recorded airframe configuration is fixed wing, with the family classified in the archive as core combat-aircraft scope.
Operational History
Operationally, Fairchild AC-119 gunship family is represented primarily in the gunship role. The sourced variant records include service with United States Air Force. Its documented combat-history coverage includes Vietnam War. Role tags attached to the family include counterinsurgency.
Variants and Lineage
Major variants represented in the structured record include AC-119G Shadow and AC-119K Stinger.
Variants
| Designation | Type | Role | Recorded operators |
|---|---|---|---|
| AC-119G Shadow | Conversion | Gunship | United States Air Force |
| AC-119K Stinger | Conversion | Gunship | United States Air Force |
Representative specifications
Configuration-specific profiles are shown separately so values from different variants are not blended into one false “standard” aircraft.
AC-119G Shadow — C015 baseline technical profile
- Crew
- 6
Powerplant: 2 × Wright R-3350 piston engines
Armament: Side-firing miniguns/cannon with sensors on Shadow and Stinger conversions.
Sources and further reading
Structured references supporting this aircraft family, variants, specifications, and narrative sections.
- American Combat Planes — Doubleday · Tier 3