Renamed the 919th Tactical Airlift Group (919 TAG) and equipped with the C-130A, it performed airlift of personnel and cargo, in addition to airdropping U.S. Army paratroopers during exercises from 1971-1974. In late 1974, the group began transitioning to the AC-130A Spectre aircraft and...
These 60 USAF pilots flew VNAF C-47s for flare drops, airborne assaults, airborne resupply, psychological warfare leaflet drops and loudspeaker broadcasts, and constantly-increasing cargo and troop movements. During the 20-month period they were on loan, they flew approximately 25,000...
and the transparent nose and tail positions were faired over. Windows were cut into the sides of the fuselage, and a cargo door was installed in the rear fuselage where the