[MilCom] "MASHER-61" AC-130

[Jack Nesmith]

I cut and pasted this from RadioReference.

Jack
Deltona,FL.

An AC-130U gunship has been troubleshooting a nose gear problem for the last 
few hours. They will be landing with the main gear extended and nose gear up 
within the hour at Hurlburt Field, FL (Fort Walton Beach, FL).

Masher-61 = AC-130
This is not their normal callsign since they were on a cross country 
mission.

140.4 AM Chindit Ops - SOF, command and control
291.1 AM Hurlburt Tower
126.5 AM Hurlburt Tower

All preparations are complete. The crew is handling it in typical 
professional manner. Egress plan has been briefed to tower and fire 
department.

Except for aircraft damage this should be fairly low risk for the crew.

The crew is safely on the ground. EMS was released immediately so I suspect 
that the main gear touching down possibly jarred the nose gear enough to 
drop and lock.