The Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II is a single-seat, twin-turbofan, straight-wing, subsonic attack aircraft developed by Fairchild Republic for...
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developing the Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II in Germantown, Maryland, which prevailed over the rival Northrop YA-9 in the A-X competition for...
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Republic P-47 Thunderbolt is a World War II-era fighter aircraft produced by the American company Republic Aviation from 1941 through 1945. It was a successful...
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GAU-8 Avenger (redirect from GAU-8/A Avenger)
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...
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Attack aircraft (redirect from A- (plane))
widely introduced, the American Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II and the Soviet/Russian Sukhoi Su-25 Frogfoot. A variety of light attack aircraft...
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been replaced in the FAC mission by the more formidable Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II in American service. Various international operators, many...
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25th Fighter Squadron (section World War II)
Fighter Wing, at Osan Air Base, South Korea. It operates the Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft conducting close air support missions. The squadron...
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acronym for Advanced Concept Ejection Seat. It is used in Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II, McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle, General Dynamics F-16 Fighting...
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Army rocket launcher system Thunderbolt, a test bed variant of the M8 Armored Gun System Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II, an American ground support...
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forward by Fairchild Hiller with the A-10 Thunderbolt II, which first flew in May 1972. In addition to the continued front-line use of the A-10, a number...
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357th Fighter Squadron (section World War II)
Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft training pilots for close air support missions. The squadron was first activated during World War II as...
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45th Fighter Squadron (section World War II)
The squadron currently flies the Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II. The squadron trains A-10 Thunderbolt II pilots, operating and maintaining the...
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303rd Fighter Squadron (section World War II)
the Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft conducting close air support missions. The squadron was first activated during World War II. After...
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107th Fighter Squadron (section World War II)
Guard Base, Michigan and is equipped with the Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft. The squadron is a descendant organization of the World War I...
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refuelling capability supporting Air Mobility Command and the Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II, flying the close air support mission for Air Combat Command...
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is a unit of the Idaho Air National Guard, stationed at Gowen Field Air National Guard Base, Boise, Idaho. It operates the Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt...
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47th Fighter Squadron (section World War II)
at Davis–Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, where it flies Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft and is assigned to the 924 Fighter Group. The squadron...
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358th Fighter Squadron (section World War II)
at Davis–Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, operating the Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft conducting close air support missions, until its...
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356th Fighter Squadron (section World War II)
a brief inactivation was reactivated at Myrtle Beach Air Force Base. The squadron fought in the Gulf War, equipped with the Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt...
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aethiopicus It may also refer to: "Warthog", nickname for the Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft "Warthog", service name used by British military...
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Northrop YA-9 (redirect from Northrop A-9)
Republic YA-10 that entered production as the A-10 Thunderbolt II. Criticism that the U.S. Air Force did not take close air support seriously prompted a few service...
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chambered in 30 mm. The U.S. military uses 30 mm weapons in their A-10 Thunderbolt II ground-attack aircraft, AC-130 gunship (AC-130J Ghostrider variant)...
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70th Fighter Squadron (section World War II)
347th Wing at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia. It operated Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft conducting ground attack missions. The 70th provided...
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act as an air brake. Decelerons are used on the Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II, and in turn to a stabilizer the Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit flying...
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303rd Fighter Squadron to operate, maintain and support the Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II at combat readiness. The 442nd Fighter Wing is organized...
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Paveway (redirect from Paveway II)
Intruder LTV A-7 Corsair II McDonnell Douglas AV-8B Harrier II Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper SEPECAT Jaguar AMX International...
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Retrieved 2023-12-27. "A-10C Thunderbolt II". Official Website of the United States Air Force. Retrieved 2023-12-12. The A-10 Warthog is 50 years old...
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706th Aggressor Squadron (section World War II)
F-22 Raptor Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II, and Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft. As part of a broader demand for "red air" adversaries...
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the new Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II, a close air support aircraft, becoming the second operational squadron in the nation's first A-10 wing....
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