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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 service since 1977, it is named after the Republic P-47 Thunderbolt, but is commonly referred to as the "Warthog" or simply "Hog". [3]
A-10 Thunderbolt II. The C-82 Packet led to the C-119 Flying Boxcar, another U.S. military transport aircraft.The C-119 could carry cargo, personnel, stretcher patients and mechanized equipment with the ability to make "paradrops" of cargo and troops.
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The A-10 Thunderbolt II is the only jet purpose-built by the US military to provide close-air support to ground troops — its most fearsome feature being its powerful 30mm Gatling gun.
The United States Air Force's 66th Weapons Squadron is a United States Air Force Weapons School Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II instructional flying unit, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. The squadron was first activated in the build up of the American military prior to its entry into World War II as the 66th Pursuit Squadron .
Colonel Kim Nichole Reed-Campbell (born June 6, 1975) [3] is a retired United States Air Force officer and Command Pilot. [1] She was decorated for piloting her A-10 Thunderbolt II back to base in southern Iraq after taking heavy anti-aircraft artillery (AAA) damage in aerial combat over Baghdad during Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2003.
Comment-- is the section Fairchild_Republic_A-10_Thunderbolt_II#Operators needed in the article? This appears to be intricate detail and a WP:DIRECTORY of all units that use or have used the aircraft. I'm not sure what value it adds to the article. Feedback? K.e.coffman 07:28, 2 October 2016 (UTC) That's fairly standard.
The Republic Aviation Corporation was an American aircraft manufacturer based in Farmingdale, New York, on Long Island.Originally known as the Seversky Aircraft Company, the company was responsible for the design and production of many important military aircraft, including its most famous products: World War II's P-47 Thunderbolt fighter, the F-84 Thunderjet and F-105 Thunderchief jet fighters.