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Major Paul Weaver is piloting Spirit Zero-Three—an AC-130 gunship—over Khafji, Kuwait. The sun has been up for over half an hour. Every AC-one-thirty crew knows the rule: be out of hostile airspace before dawn. In daylight, you're a sitting duck. AWACS has been calling him. "Spirit Zero-Three, you need to egress. Now." But Marines are still in contact. An Iraqi rocket battery is firing at coalition positions. And Spirit Zero-Three is the only gunship still overhead. Weaver makes the call: Stay. Destroy the rocket battery. Then leave. At six thirty-five A.M., an Iraqi soldier fires a surface-to-air missile. The AC-one-thirty sends a mayday: "We've been hit. We're going down." Moments later, Spirit Zero-Three crashes into the Persian Gulf. Major Paul Weaver. Captain Thomas Bland. Captain Arthur Galvan. Captain William Grimm. Captain Dixon Walters. Senior Master Sergeant Paul Buege. Senior Master Sergeant Jim May. Technical Sergeant Robert Hodges. Technical Sergeant John Oelschlager. Staff Sergeant Paul Instrument. Staff Sergeant Mark Hubbell. Sergeant Damon Kanuha. Airman First Class Joseph Bentz. Fourteen men. All killed instantly. The largest single loss of American lives by any Air Force unit during Desert Storm. They stayed for the Marines. And they never came home. In thirty-three years since, no AC-one-thirty has been shot down. Because the Air Force learned from Spirit Zero-Three. Fourteen men died so future crews wouldn't have to. 🎖️ Gulf War Chronicles brings you the untold stories of Desert Storm and the Gulf War. 📌 Topics Covered: What an AC-130 Spectre gunship is: flying artillery with a 105mm howitzer The ironclad rule: leave before dawn or become a sitting duck Battle of Khafji: first major ground engagement of Desert Storm Spirit 01 and 02 left at dawn—Spirit 03 stayed for Marines Major Paul Weaver's decision: protect ground forces or retreat to safety AWACS warnings: "You need to egress. Now." The shoot-down: man-portable SAM at 6:35 AM, no survivors All 14 names: Weaver, Bland, Galvan, Grimm, Walters, Buege, May, Hodges, Oelschlager, Instrument, Hubbell, Kanuha, Bentz The controversy: mistake or heroic sacrifice? The legacy: 33 years, zero AC-130s lost since Memorials: annual flights, Air Force Academy bronze sculpture, Spirit Range 🔔 Subscribe for more Desert Storm stories 💬 Comment: Did you know anyone who served on AC-130s? #DesertStorm #GulfWar #MilitaryHistory #AC130 #Spirit03 #SpecialOperations #BattleOfKhafji #Gunship #AirForce #FallenHeroes

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