Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
A-10s shot down two Iraqi helicopters with the GAU-8 cannon. The first of these was shot down by Captain Robert Swain over Kuwait on 6 February 1991 for the A-10's first air-to-air victory. [100] [101] Four A-10s were shot down during the war by surface-to-air missiles and eleven A-10s were hit by anti-air artillery rounds. [102]
Inactivated on 10 November 1945 - Redesignated 190th Fighter Squadron 406th Fighter Squadron: Strasbourg/Entzheim Airport: P-47: Inactivated on 10 November 1945 - Consolidated on 19 September 1985 with the 506th Air Refueling Squadron 407th Fighter Squadron: Alexandria Army Air Base: P-51: Inactivated on 7 November 1945 - Redesignated 191st ...
The 190th Fighter Squadron, Blues and Royals friendly fire incident was a friendly fire incident involving two United States Air Force (USAF) Air National Guard 190th Fighter Squadron A-10 Thunderbolt II ground attack aircraft, and vehicles from the British D Squadron, The Blues and Royals of the Household Cavalry, and took place on 28 March 2003 during the invasion of Iraq by armed forces of ...
One of the heroes of Tom Clancy's Red Storm Rising, the A-10 "Warthog" may soon fly off into the sunset. Sunset for the A-10 Thunderbolt II? Source: Wikimedia Commons. First flown by manufacturer ...
Remained in non-operational status until October 1977 when reorganized as an A-10 Squadron, tail coded "WA", black/yellow checkered tail stripes. Performed fighter weapons training with the A-10 until the end of 1981, when inactivated and squadron was reassigned to the USAF Fighter Weapons School , being re-designated as "A-10 Division".
For over 40 years, the demo team has showcased the Warthog's combat capabilities during airshows. Johnson reflected on her time flying the iconic attack jet as the Air Force retires its A-10 fleet.
"The coolest thing I've ever done in an airplane to this day is shooting the gun," the A-10 pilot and squadron commander said. Here's what a seasoned A-10 Warthog pilot says it feels like to fire ...
When I first saw this picture, I was breathtaken. A stunning example of U.S. Air Power. The sun shining brightly on this Godly Warbird, the dark shadows on the wide, the mist over the ground, it's just stunning to me. Proposed caption An A-10 Warthog flies above cropfields, moving to attack Iraqi ground forces during the 1991 Gulf War.