| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | 54-1630 |
| Alternate Serial: | 41630 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Lockheed L-100 Hercules |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Lockheed C-130 Hercules (L-082/182/282/382) |
| Aircraft Version: | Lockheed AC-130A Hercules (L-182) |
| C/n (msn): | 182-3017 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Air Force |
| Aircraft Name: | Azrael "Angel of Death" |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Dayton - Wright-Patterson AFB / Wright AFBMap |
| Region / Country: | Ohio, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KDWF IATA: - Local: DWF Other: - |
| Collection: | National Museum of the United States Air Force |
| Photo Date: | 16 December 2024 |
| Photo by: | Richard Vandervord |
| Photo ID: | 829496 |
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This early Hercules, built in 1955, was converted to an AC-130A Spectre gunship in 1968 and flew combat missions over Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos. Assigned to the 919th SOW at Duke Field FL from 1975, in 1991 it was in action again, over Kuwait and Iraq during Operation Desert Storm then once more from September 1994 during Operation Uphold Democracy in Haiti. In October 1995 it was ferried to the USAFM and still displays its name "Azrael", after the angel of death in the Koran that severs the soul from the body This photo is copyright © Richard Vandervord, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 28 July 2025, and has since been viewed 13 times. |