AC-119 Shadow Gunship Sits On The Ramp At Hurlburt Field, FL. All Day Long The Gunship Has Languished In The Hot Florida Sun. Now, As The Metal Creaks And Groans As It Cools, The Crew Of The 199th Is Undergoing Briefing For Their Mission, For The Gunships Fly At Night. Hurlbut Is Where Many Of The Crews Are Trained For Their Exacting Work. Gunships Account For 70 Percent Of The Truck Kills On The Ho Chi Minh Trail, All At Night Through The Use Of Sophisticated Sensors. The Sensors Are Developed And Tested At Nearby Eglin AFB.
