Posted on 01/20/2015 7:48:39 PM PST by DUMBGRUNT
Despite multiple attempts by the US Air Force to retire the A-10 Warthog, the aircraft has carried out 11% of all airstrikes against ISIS in Iraq and Syria since Operation Inherent Resolve began in August.
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Pure, unadulterated BS...
LOL...”Desert Lover”
Every year, A-10s will fly slowly over central New Hampshire; sometimes, they appear to be hovering!
You should see them practicing at the range...I did when I was at Shaw AFB in the 90s...we had a squadron assigned there for a while after Myrtle Beach AFB was closed.
Not a fast [by conventional definition] aircraft, but amazingly nimble and maneuverable...
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