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A-10 Warthog
Mar 20, 2023 13:31:57 #
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Mar 20, 2023 17:45:56 #
I like the semi-profile shots you managed to capture. They give some depth to the aircraft.
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Mar 20, 2023 19:35:40 #
Retired CPO wrote:
One of the toughest warbirds ever! And the Airforce keeps trying to get rid of them. A lot of ground troops owe their lives to them and their pilots!
Granted they are not very photogenic. But when you are up to your A$$ in alligators, you must remember your original intention was to drain the swamp.
That is a BadA$$ fighter.
Mar 20, 2023 19:39:40 #
water falls wrote:
Flyover at Jekyll Island couple of weeks ago.
Nice shots! If DoD would let the Army have them, they would be around a lot longer.
Mar 20, 2023 19:47:34 #
Good shots of a bad ass plane! There used to be a squadron of A-10's based out of Belle Chasse Naval Base in Louisiana, don't know if they are still there.
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Mar 20, 2023 22:12:36 #
Scruples wrote:
Granted they are not very photogenic. But when you are up to your A$$ in alligators, you must remember your original intention was to drain the swamp.
That is a BadA$$ fighter.
That is a BadA$$ fighter.
Exactly!!
But the "A" in A-10 indicates an attack aircraft, not a fighter. Not a superfluous point!
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Mar 20, 2023 22:41:10 #
Retired CPO wrote:
Exactly!!
But the "A" in A-10 indicates an attack aircraft, not a fighter. Not a superfluous point!
But the "A" in A-10 indicates an attack aircraft, not a fighter. Not a superfluous point!
Thanks, Chief! I kinda forgot that detail. It’s a shame that a bird like that only seats one.
Mar 20, 2023 22:57:59 #
Scruples wrote:
Thanks, Chief! I kinda forgot that detail. It’s a shame that a bird like that only seats one.
Yep! That would be quite a back-seat ride!
Mar 20, 2023 23:12:02 #
alberio wrote:
The Air Force has been supporting ground troops since the beginning. What makes you think the Air Force doesn't want to support the men on the ground?
Because they want to retire the A-10! Army helicopters can fill some of that role, but an F-35 at Mach 6 just ain't gonna cut it.
Mar 21, 2023 01:16:18 #
Retired CPO wrote:
Because they keep trying to retire the Warthog. The best close air ground support aircraft on the planet!
So the A-10 is the only support the Air Force gives the ground troops? I'm not sure it has been tested against a competent enemy with ever improving defense systems. Even Ukraine isn't interested for some reason. I thought it would be perfect against all those tanks Russia has. Don't get me wrong, I love this plane. The old A-1 Sky Raider was another close air support craft, but vulnerable in its own way, slow and easy target.
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Mar 21, 2023 09:33:45 #
DJphoto wrote:
Nice shots! If DoD would let the Army have them, they would be around a lot longer.
That's probably true. While working on the next iteration!
Mar 21, 2023 09:37:53 #
alberio wrote:
So the A-10 is the only support the Air Force gives the ground troops? I'm not sure it has been tested against a competent enemy with ever improving defense systems. Even Ukraine isn't interested for some reason. I thought it would be perfect against all those tanks Russia has. Don't get me wrong, I love this plane. The old A-1 Sky Raider was another close air support craft, but vulnerable in its own way, slow and easy target.
The A-10 is famous as a tank killer. I don't know why it isn't being used in Ukraine!
Mar 21, 2023 18:06:56 #
water falls wrote:
Flyover at Jekyll Island couple of weeks ago.
Great shots, Lynne!
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