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1972–1984 [ 1] Number built. 716 [ 2] 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 ...
The General Electric GAU-8/A Avenger is a 30 mm hydraulically driven seven-barrel Gatling-style autocannon that is primarily mounted in the United States Air Force 's Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II. Designed to destroy a wide variety of ground targets, the Avenger delivers 30mm rounds at a high rate of fire.
Craig David Button (24 November 1964 [ 1] – 2 April 1997) was a United States Air Force captain who died when he crashed a Fairchild A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft under mysterious circumstances on 2 April 1997. During the incident, Captain Button inexplicably flew hundreds of miles off-course without radio contact, appeared to maneuver ...
The A-10 Thunderbolt II, commonly called the "Warthog," is basically a flying gun. It is built around the 30 mm GAU-8 Avenger, a powerful cannon able to fire at a rate of roughly 4,000 rounds per ...
September 14, 2012- 1 C-130 Hercules and 8 USMC AV-8B Harrier II aircraft were destroyed by Taliban insurgents during The attack on Camp Bastion. This became the worst U.S. aircraft loss in 1 day since the Vietnam War. Two Marines from the VMA-211 were killed in the attack.
P-51. Inactivated on 7 November 1945 - Redesignated 194th Fighter Squadron. 410th Fighter Squadron. Mitchel Field. P-47. Inactivated on 7 November 1945 - Reactivated 24 May 1946 and Redesignated 195th Fighter Squadron, 146th Fighter Group, 146th Fighter Wing. 411th Fighter Squadron. Mitchel Field. P-47.
Pilot major George D. Hulsey ejected safely and was picked up by an oil-rig supply vessel. Aircraft crashed into the North Sea, 9 miles off Spurn Point, Humberside, United Kingdom. 30 April. An Avro Shackleton, of No. 8 Squadron RAF crashes into a hill on the Isle of Harris, in Scotland.
General Electric. First run. 1971. Major applications. A-10 Thunderbolt II. S-3 Viking. Variants. General Electric CF34. The General Electric TF34 is an American military turbofan engine used on the A-10 Thunderbolt II, S-3 Viking and RQ-170 Sentinel .