Aaah, the A-10’s... Know a bunch of A-10 jocks, most were airline pilots in their daytime jobs. Spent a long time at Barksdale where we had a squadron that belonged to the Coona$$ Militia. Many fishermen told stories about getting “targeted” by them while while on Toledo Bend. Would give anything some days to smell burning kerosene and feel the earth shake again.
The first time I heard them fly (when stationed at Myrtle), I couldn’t believe how slow and low they could go (if needed). Great time over target for the ground support - and especially the tank busting. I had a dummy round prominently displayed in my home for a long time. Fun times ;-)