-—I remember seeing A-10’s returning from runs in Laos when I was stationed in Thailand in ‘69.-—
The first production A-10A was delivered to Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., in October 1975.
Date Deployed: March 1976
A-10/OA-10 THUNDERBOLT II
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“-—I remember seeing A-10’s returning from runs in Laos when I was stationed in Thailand in ‘69.-—
The first production A-10A was delivered to Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., in October 1975.
Date Deployed: March 1976”
Perhaps saw A1E Sky Raiders. They were used for close ground support in both Laos and Vietnam back in the early days of the war. As the A-10, it was slow, ugly, difficult to knock out of the sky, and a fying dump truck....