The A-10 by junge1
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This A-10 Thundrbolt II has just arrived at the Luke AFB, Glendale, Arizona for the 'Open House' scheduled for the weekend.
The A-10 'Thunderbolt II', generally referred to as the 'Warthog', is a purpose-built, single-seat, twin turbo engine, straight wing jet aircraft developed by Fairchild Republic for the United States Air Force. Its official name comes from the Republic P-47 'Thunderbolt', a World War II fighter-bomber effective at attacking ground targets. The A-10 was designed for close air support (CAS) of friendly ground troops, attacking armored vehicles and tanks, and providing quick-action support against enemy ground forces. It entered service in 1976 and is the only production-built aircraft that has served in the USAF that was designed solely for CAS. Its secondary mission is to provide forward air controller - airborne (FAC-A) support, by directing other aircraft in attacks on ground targets. Aircraft used primarily in this role are designated OA-10.
This picture was taken on 16 March 2018, Sig...
Comments (15)
Faemike55
very unique in styling and it strikes fear into the enemy ground troops
Buffalo1
Fine profile pic of this sturdy and reliable friend of the ground troops.
blinkings
A very effective ugly ducking!
anitalee
Nice shot
npauling
A great capture of this very impressive plane. 😀
LivingPixels
Excellent shot my friend and some cool info
starship64
Great capture!
virginiese
amazing plane ! Great capture Sig !
DukeNukem2005
Very beautiful and very nice!
ontar1
Cool, great capture!
PhthaloBlue
Wonderful profile shot!
kgb224
Superb capture my friend. God bless.
marcPoser
Looking at this photo, I am impressed by the aircraft's shape; It tells a lot about the thought process of aviation and defense engineers. It really looks like an aircraft that is designed from its purpose to its final shape; It is a real beauty.
Richardphotos
I would not want to be the subject of it's search in a negative way
junge1
@markPoser! It was purpose-built to replace the Douglas A-1 'Skyraider' used from the late 40s to Vietnam!