By Travis Smola When soldiers in our armed forces need air support, they welcome the sound of an A-10 Thunderbolt II, AKA the A-10 Warthog. This awesome plane and her pilots have been in service since 1972, despite repeated efforts over the years to kill it. The Warthog is a favorite of pilots and troops … Read more
The Fairchild A-10 Thunderbolt II was designed for close air support of ground troops and . . . that’s it. It’s slow, it’s ugly (they call it the ‘warthog’) and it’s a devastatingly effective way to silence enemy ground forces. To that end the jet’s nose is equipped with General Electric Aircraft Armament Subsystem … Read more
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