My Brother-in-Law was a naval aviator. I know he was stationed in Sicily back in the 60s or 70s. He flew Neptunes but I bet there were a lot of other aircraft there too.
Do the Marines or Navy have a version of a gunship? I bet they do but don’t know for sure.
Apaches et al do Thunderstruck
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iv9cQ2A2L2A
There is the MC-130 Spectre