A10 Warthog
Nov 25, 2019 09:32:39 #
G. Crook
Loc: Linden, TX
Don’t tell the ground troops calling for close in air support that it is ugly! Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder. The warthog was designed for one primary thing and nothing does it better. (Retired Ait Force).
Nov 25, 2019 10:09:06 #
Shutterbug243 wrote:
A bit different perspective
Excellent shot of a beautiful aircraft. I got numerous shots of one last year at the Waco Texas airshow.
There was one or two of them and they demonstration flights which show the power, beauty and effectiveness of this bird. If you would like me to, I will did up some photos and post them.
bruce
Nov 25, 2019 10:10:30 #
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Nov 25, 2019 10:17:35 #
Great capture of one of my favorite modern day aircraft, Shutterbug.
Nov 25, 2019 10:52:16 #
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Nov 25, 2019 11:26:09 #
Shutterbug243 wrote:
A bit different perspective
Takes a beating BUT keeps on going! Great ugly plane!!
And a great picture.
bwa
Nov 25, 2019 11:26:51 #
Nice shot and thanks for the memory , I worked with , on occasion this beautiful bird . Back in the mid 70's I was a scope dope in a mobile radar unit . The skill of the folks who fly these ground pounders is amazing and that is what made them so useful . When you think of air battle you normally think dog fights in the sky but with the hog it supported our troops on the ground and there for traveled at speeds that boggle the mind while screaming along the deck picking out that needle in the hay stack , tanks , buildings and other targets while dodging or not , all types of shrapnel being hurled at them . I remember a pilot once mentioning over the com to a wing man at the size of a bird in the top of a tree , yup doing 100s of miles an hour that close to mother earth . Thank you for your service to all who worked with the warthog !
Nov 25, 2019 11:38:18 #
Nov 25, 2019 11:54:09 #
The retreating Iraqi army had the misfortune of seeing the Warthog up close and personal on the “Highway of Death” in Kuwait.
Nov 25, 2019 12:07:02 #
Leo_B
Loc: Houston suburb
One of the best weapons in our arsenal. Factor in cost and it's possibly the number one weapon we have. It's ridiculous to spend a trillion dollars on a new platform when brand new A-10's could be built, with state of the art systems, at least a dozen for one on the same cost.
Nov 25, 2019 13:01:16 #
Leo_B wrote:
One of the best weapons in our arsenal. Factor in cost and it's possibly the number one weapon we have. It's ridiculous to spend a trillion dollars on a new platform when brand new A-10's could be built, with state of the art systems, at least a dozen for one on the same cost.
Nov 25, 2019 13:06:44 #
linvilleDave
Loc: Linville, N. C.
Tomfl101 wrote:
Nice capture but it truly does deserve the ugliest plane award.
Yup, until you need it.....
Nov 25, 2019 13:24:24 #
SalvageDiver wrote:
Love to watch these things fly. While working in Tuscon (many year ago), I had a great view of David-Mothan AFB out my office window. Would watch the pilots practice low level combat manouvers throughout the day. They may look ugly, but they fly gracefully.
Didi anyone else notice the crow flying about the warthog?
Mike
Didi anyone else notice the crow flying about the warthog?
Mike
Not a crow, it is a buzzard waiting to pick what ever is left. LOL (really is a Buzzard!)
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