I was doing some work at an airport in Maryland. Two A-10’s would leave in the morning and come back. I was standing on top of the work van taking some photos of the site from a “bird’s eye view”. The two planes came back. They were both landing at about the same time - one right behind the other I’m guessing.
Well, the one plane landed, and two seconds later the other guy flew right over me real low. I just laughed and thought “Well - I’m dead!”
Earlier in the day I was warned to stay out of their gun-sight target area. “Oh - will I mess up the results?”
“No - if there is a mistake you’ll get killed - they have live rounds.”
I’m hoping the pilot used up all his ammo at whatever test range he spent the morning at!
That gun is very impressive to say the least.