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Crew of gunship 'Spooky 41' awarded medals after raining fire on ISIS militants for NINE hours
 (Daily Mail, where America gets its news] - Aircrew of the AC-130U gunship 'Spooky 41' with Hurlburt Field's 4th Special Operations Squadron were honored at the military facility in Fort Walton Beach
- The 14-man crew received two Distinguished Flying Crosses and 12 Air Medals for for providing nine hours of fire support
- Crew helped U.S. and coalition forces during April 2019 mission in Afghanistan
- While allied forces battled ISIS on the ground, the crew of Spooky 41 helped to ensure the safe evacuation by helicopter of 15 injured ground personnel
- DFCs are awarded for 'Heroism or extraordinary achievement while participating in an aerial flight'
Posted by: Skidmark 2020-03-03 |
