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And more deadly. I remember an article a few years ago of a pilot being bushwhacked. The plane is shot to hell. All the hydraulics are gone(they have a manual back up. Part of the wing gone, part of the rudder GONE. Bullet holes everywhere. The Pilot brought that puppy home and got a standing ovation on the runway. The wing commander came out to give the pilot a salute and I'll be DAMNED! It was a chick. WHAT A LADY!

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FYI:

Recent proof of the durability of the A-10 was shown when then-Captain Kim Campbell, USAF, flying a ground support mission over Baghdad during the 2003 invasion of Iraq, suffered extensive flak damage to her A-10. Enemy fire damaged one of the A-10's engines and crippled its hydraulic system, forcing the back-up mechanical system to operate the aircraft's stabilizer and flight controls. Despite this, Campbell managed to fly it for an hour and landed it safely at the air base in manual reversion mode.