File:AC-130 Over Hurlburt.jpg

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English: An AC-130U Spooky Gunship from the 4th Special Operations Squadron jettisons flares over an area near Hurlburt Field, Florida, on August 20, 2008. The flares are used as a countermeasure to heat-seeking missiles that can track aircraft during real-world missions.
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Source http://www.defense.gov/photos/newsphoto.aspx?newsphotoid=10507
Author DoD photo by Senior Airman Julianne Showalter, U.S. Air Force.
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current15:09, 23 August 2008Thumbnail for version as of 15:09, 23 August 20084,200 × 2,592 (5.93 MB)SpecialOpsGuy (talk | contribs){{Information |Description={{en|1=An AC-130U Spooky Gunship from the 4th Special Operations Squadron jettisons flares over an area near Hurlburt Field, Fla., on Aug. 20, 2008. The flares are used as a countermeasure to heat-seeking missiles that can track

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