This 1/72 decal sheet includes markings for AC-119G Shadow and AC-119K Stinger gunships in the Vietnam War as operated by the United States Air Force (USAF) and later also the South Vietnam Air Force (VNAF).  Although the earlier AC-119G Shadow variant is not available in kit form, the Shadow can be represented by relatively basic modifications to the Italeri/Testors AC-119K Stinger kit. 

For Italeri/Testors 1/72 AC-119K Stinger

14+ Marking Options Included:

Six USAF AC-119G Shadows covering 71st Special Operations Squadron (SOS) and 17th SOS:

• The Devil's Advocate, City of Columbus Indiana, The Charlotte Representative, Burks Law, and two Charlie Chasers marked aircraft (all options provided also carried a variation of the Shadow III insignia).

Six USAF AC-119K Stingers covering 18th SOS:

• Montezuma's Revenge, Fly United, Good Grief! The Pea-nut Special, The Super Sow, The Polish Cannon, and Black Killer Duck.

Two VNAF AC-119G Shadows covering 819th Attack Squadron.

VNAF AC-119K Stingers covering 821st Attack Squadron:

• After inheriting the aircraft from USAF 18th SOS, the VNAF Stingers did not appear to have any unique markings other than the addition of the Vietnamese national insignias and fin flashes.  All of the USAF AC-119K aircraft on this sheet were transferred to the VNAF in 1972-73 (withou nose art); and as such, the Vietnamese insignias and fin flashes provided can be combined with the USAF AC-119K tail serial numbers to represent the later period as a VNAF AC-119K Stinger.

Airframe data/stencil sets are provided for at least TWO aircraft with variations of certain markings also provided.  Also included are decals for both the original AeroProducts 4-bladed propellers and the later Hamilton Standard 3-bladed propellers (applicable to the VNAF options and Black Killer Duck).  Additionally, decals are also provided for the flare launcher's compressed air/nitrogen bottles' markings, as well as decals for the illuminator's various placards and warnings.