Taken on Jul. 20, 2017 during a training mission, the impressive video in this post features Major Brett Devries successfully landing…
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Michigan ANG Hog driver awarded DFC for 2017 belly landing after catastrophic gun malfunction blew his A-10’s canopy off
by Dario LeoneThe training flight narrowly avoided catastrophe on July 20, 2017, when DeVries successfully landed his A-10 Thunderbolt II with neither a…
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Interesting video shows 576th AMXS crews painting three variations of nose art on A-10 Thunderbolt II
by Dario LeoneNot all A-10s get nose art, but for the ones that do, paint crews refer to the different paint schemes by…
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Former A-10 pilot explains while the Hawg is better than the F-35 as CAS aircraft (but only after the F-35 had gone through first to clear the air in the battle area)
by Dario Leone“I’d pick the Hawg. And I’d be forever grateful that the F-35 had gone through first to clear the air for the…
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Retired USAF Pilot explains how you can retain consciousness during G-LOC blackout
by Dario Leone‘Everything quickly went from blue to gray to black. Like really quick. Had I continued to haul back on the stick,…
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F-16 Fanboy who Became A-10 pilot explains why he would never trade its Warthog for a Viper
by Dario Leone‘All through high school, and then all through pilot training, I wanted to fly the F-16. Agile, multirole, and downright sexy,…
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A quick look at Scaled Composites ARES, the mini A-10 that never was that played the part of the secret Me 263 jet in the movie Iron Eagle III
by Dario Leone‘It’s fast, cheap to operate and easy to build. Most importantly, it has the ONE THING troops want and that the…
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A-10 with bullet hole in the underbelly continues operations after remote engineering assessment
by Dario LeoneAn A-10 Thunderbolt II damaged in a deployed location was quickly returned to service after a remote engineering assessment, while disbursed…
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Seven Warthog Squadrons to remain operational Through 2040s Despite USAF Plans to Cut A-10 Fleet
by Dario LeoneSeven squadrons of A-10s along with light attack aircraft in partnership with some countries will be part of US Air Force’s…
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‘Listen to The Doors when I strafe It’s kinda like getting paid to f**k:’ The story of the A-10 Pilot who liked to listen to Rock Music during BRRRRTTTTT runs
by Dario LeoneDespite being too busy listening to and talking on the radios and not being allowed to carry electronic devices with them,…
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