The Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II is a single-seat, twin - turbofan, straight-wing, subsonic attack aircraft developed by Fairchild Republic for the United States Air Force (USAF). In …

2012年3月5日 · Declassified War footage. A-10s protecting NATO and US forces in Afghanistan and Iraq by strafing and bombing enemy forces and terrorists.

2019年2月24日 · The A-10 was used in combat for the first time during Operation Desert Storm in 1991, destroying more than 900 Iraqi tanks, 2,000 other military vehicles and 1,200 artillery …

A-10 Thunderbolt II conducts a strike on a Taliban vehicle fleeing the scene of an attack in Kandahar province on January 24, 2018. The insurgents in the vehicle were armed with a …

2025年1月7日 · In the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, A-10s became famous for providing close air support to U.S. troops, often flying “danger close” missions to keep enemy forces from …

2019年7月1日 · The A-10 was used in combat for the first time during Operation Desert Storm in 1991, destroying more than 900 Iraqi tanks, 2,000 other military vehicles and 1,200 artillery …

2012年12月20日 · On that day, a large column of Iraqi tanks was moving south from areas controlled by the Republican Guard and two “Warthogs” (the most common of the A-10 …

In Operation Desert Storm, the A-10 Warthog was primitive, but it got the job done. “Karl” in flight over Afghanistan. The clouds were black that day. Smoke from oil-well fires lit by Iraqi...

2025年1月11日 · An A-10 Warthog takes off from Al Asad Air Base to provide close air support to United States troops in Iraq. Image: U.S. Air Force. At the time, U.S. Army helicopters were …

2012年2月16日 · April 08, 2003 - A coalition A-10 "Warthog" warplane was shot down near Baghdad early Tuesday in what was believed to be the first downing of a coalition aircraft by …