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Hurlburt Field, Fl. — The first AC-130U Spooky retired after more than 20 years of service during a small ceremony here, Sept. 21.
Airmen with the 1st Special Operations Aircraft Maintenance Squadron render a final salute to an AC-130U Spooky before its retirement flight at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Sept. 21, 2015. Tail number 0163, “Bad Omen,” was retired Sept. 21, 2015, after more than 20 years of service. “Bad Omen” last deployed to Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan in December 2013 where it accumulated approximately 600 combat hours and flew more than 100 sorties. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Kai White)
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