Goodbye A-10 Warthog

[1369]

Hello A-10 THUNDERSTORM!

Those Okie thunderstorms don't stand a chance.

[Speedgoat]

There is no better sound than an A10 on a strafing run in the mountains of Afghanistan. It will almost make you amorous

[txpitdog]

The A-10 is the Chuck Norris of airplanes. Wish I could ride in one someday but just standing next to one on the ground makes you wanna scream 'MERICAAAAAAAA!

[Dale Moser]

Is there anything the A-10 CAN'T do?

[TXBuck74]

played golf at the Air Force Base in Vegas a few years back and they were preparing for an airshow.... saw a ton of planes but had the A10 buzz the golf course .. really hard to focus on my putt! I told my Uncle "this must be what it's like in Afghanistan"... "he said yeah, just with some loud a@@ boom & fire after they pass by"!

[TimH]

My favorite plan of all!

Who will fly these storm missions, civilian or military pilots? Hope they get hazard pay!

[Geezy Rider]

Love the A-10. It has a very distinctive sound as it is approaching at tree top level.
Don't try to run...you'll only die tired.

[sharkhunter]

Sad they're not going to build anymore new ones. I think it's a huge mistake.

[grizzman]

The Air Force has been trying to get rid of them since 1989. Not glamorous enough I suppose, but for us grunts, it was loved.

[wassaw]

A-10 fan.

[Man]

I had a libtard tell me this plane was to cruel and inhumane for continued use. All I could do was just walk away.

[Bowhuntamistad]

Two of my old commanders have been A-10 pilots. Man, there were some bada55 stories told at beer time .

[Wood Man]

That is pretty darn neat. Can't wait to see what happens.

[Stoof]

I grew up around those beasts. Bentwater/Woodbridge AFB, England. We used to sneak off and lay about 1/2 a mile off the end of the runway and watch them come in so close it felt like you could reach up and touch them. My pops did weapons maintenance on them at the time.

[dbaio1]

A-10 and their pilots..... hero's in my book. Love that jet