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Why the A-10 Warthog Is Truly a Flying Tank
Built for survivability and firepower, the A-10 Thunderbolt II—better known as the Warthog—earned its nickname “Flying Tank” ...
The United States Air Force saw thirty-nine—or nearly 20 percent—of its fleet of 218 Cold War-era Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II close air support (CAS) attack aircraft retired in 2024. In ...
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The A-10 Warthog Is Really, Really Slow. That’s a Good Thing.
Unlike the Air Force’s flashier fighter jets, the A-10 flies low and slow—and can dish out immense punishment to enemy ground ...
The A-10 still serves the Air Force today after more than five decades in service. The A-10 Thunderbolt II may be well into its fifth decade of service with the U.S. Air Force, but the legendary ...
Pilots driving the A-10C Thunderbolt II completed several days of bombing practice at Fort McCoy in early September during bombing training runs with 1,000-pound munitions at the installation’s impact ...
An A-10C was spotted with two Shahed-type UAS shapes painted on the nose while returning to its home base. An A-10C Thunderbolt II of the U.S. Air Force was spotted with two interesting kill markings ...
Their goal is to minimize the gap between when the A-10s leave Selfridge and a replacement flying mission, F-15EX fighters, ...
TULSA, Okla. — The Tulsa Air and Space Museum is looking for donations to restore the legendary A‑10 Thunderbolt II, also known as "Warthog." The Tulsa Air and Space Museum (TASM) said the iconic ...
CAMP HUMPHREYS, South Korea — Just beyond Yoon Gate rests an A-10C Thunderbolt II, positioned on a concrete pad at the traffic circle where Pacific Victors Avenue meets Martin Street. The aircraft’s ...
It’s going to be a quiet summer. Macomb County residents and aviation enthusiasts who follow the air traffic around Selfridge Air National Guard Base in Harrison Township will probably notice a little ...
The ceremony, held at Davis-Monthan AFB in the presence of Airmen, families, retired personnel and senior officers, honored the “enduring heritage, from the squadron’s first combat missions over Oahu ...
The A-10 is a single-seat ground-attack aircraft powered by a pair of General Electric TF34-100 turbofans rated at 9,065-lb.-thrust each. First flight occurred in 1972, and production ended in 1984 ...
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