EPISODE · Jan 16, 2026 · 2H 32M
Episode 1 with Major(Retired) Daniel "Duece" Blyth (Aerial Gunner) and Former Staff Sergeant Brian Belden (Loadmaster)
from Death on Call: AC-130 Gunship Crew, Comradery, Chaos and Confessions · host JL Pelt
Episode 1 of Death on Call — raw, unfiltered gunship stories from two legends: former AC-130U Spooky gunner/loadmaster Major (Ret.) Daniel “Deuce” Blight (1,600+ gunship hours, 1,800+ total combat, 7 deployments) and Brian “Beld” Beldon (2,800 flight hours, 2,000 combat, early GWOT gunship era).From the shock of first stepping onto the gunship, insane training pressure, hydraulic fires & runaway guns, shenanigans, the infamous “round jettison port” incident, balls-to-the-face pranks over the Atlantic, smoking in the bubble, crew rivalries, the shift from Wild West ROE to micromanaged ops, and the unbreakable brotherhood forged in chaos — they pull no punches on what it really meant to live in that flying howitzer during the height of GWOT.If you want the real, no-BS look at gunship life — the laughs, the close calls, the dark humor, and the toll it took — this is it.🔔 Subscribe for more AC-130 gunship crew confessions, combat tales, and never-before-heard stories.💬 Drop your favorite gunship memory or wildest deployment story in the comments.#AC130 #SpookyGunship #GunshipStories #AC130U #Loadmaster #Gunner #AFSOC #4thSOS #GWOT #CombatAviation #AirForceVeteran #SpecialOperations #GunshipLegacy #MilitaryPodcast #VeteranStories #DarkHumorMilitary #GunshipCrew #AC130History #Spectre #RunawayGun #HydraulicLeak.-- CONNECT WITH US --Listen/watch us on: Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Rumble and PodbeanEmail: [email protected]
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Episode 1 of Death on Call — raw, unfiltered gunship stories from two legends: former AC-130U Spooky gunner/loadmaster Major (Ret.) Daniel “Deuce” Blight (1,600+ gunship hours, 1,800+ total combat, 7 deployments) and Brian “Beld” Beldon (2,800 flight hours, 2,000 combat, early GWOT gunship era).From the shock of first stepping onto the gunship, insane training pressure, hydraulic fires & runaway guns, shenanigans, the infamous “round jettison port” incident, balls-to-the-face pranks over the Atlantic, smoking in the bubble, crew rivalries, the shift from Wild West ROE to micromanaged ops, and the unbreakable brotherhood forged in chaos — they pull no punches on what it really meant to live in that flying howitzer during the height of GWOT.If you want the real, no-BS look at gunship life — the laughs, the close calls, the dark humor, and the toll it took — this is it.🔔 Subscribe for more AC-130 gunship crew confessions, combat tales, and never-before-heard stories.💬 Drop your favorite gunship memory or wildest deployment story in the comments.#AC130 #SpookyGunship #GunshipStories #AC130U #Loadmaster #Gunner #AFSOC #4thSOS #GWOT #CombatAviation #AirForceVeteran #SpecialOperations #GunshipLegacy #MilitaryPodcast #VeteranStories #DarkHumorMilitary #GunshipCrew #AC130History #Spectre #RunawayGun #HydraulicLeak.-- CONNECT WITH US --Listen/watch us on: Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Rumble and PodbeanEmail: [email protected]
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Episode 1 with Major(Retired) Daniel "Duece" Blyth (Aerial Gunner) and Former Staff Sergeant Brian Belden (Loadmaster)
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