AC-130 1967
Here's the info from the back of the photo.
K-KE 28074 – The AC-130H Gunship will further increase our ability to acquire targets under adverse conditions and strike with heavy firepower. It is an integrated attack system which combines reconnaissance with strike capability in the same aircraft. With this aircraft, effective attacks can be made on the first pass despite poor visibility. The AC-130, or Gunship II, carries high intensity lights and flares for battlefield illumination plus advanced detection devices. It also carries four miniguns and four M-61 Vulcan 20mm cannons.
Shown here, miniguns protrude from the portholes of a Gunship at Nha Trang Air Base, Republic of Vietnam. Also visible in the doorway of the aircraft is a reconnaissance camera. Oct. 1967. U.S. AIR FORCE PHOTO
  
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