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An air-to-air right side view of four A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft from the 91st Tactical Fighter Squadron. The squadron is deployed to Zaragoza Air Base for weapons tactics training
An A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft from the 91st Tactical Fighter Squadron banks to the left during training. The squadron is deployed to Zaragoza Air Base for weapons tactics training
An air-to-air right side view of a A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft from the 91st Tactical Fighter Squadron firing its 30 mm cannon during training. The squadron is deployed to Zaragoza Air Base for weapons tactics training
An air-to-air right side view of 91st Tactical Fighter Squadron A-10A Thunderbolt II aircraft. The aircraft are taking part in a training mission over Northern Spain while on deployment to Zaragoza Air Base
An air-to-air right side view of the 91st Tactical Fighter Squadron A-10A Thunderbolt II aircraft. The aircraft are taking part in a training mission over northern Spain while on deployment to Zaragoza Air Base
A 91st Tactical Fighter Squadron technician performs maintenance on an A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft in preparation for deployment to Zaragoza Air Base, Spain, for weapons tactics training
An air-to-air right side view of 91st Tactical Fighter Squadron A-10A Thunderbolt II aircraft. The aircraft are taking part in a training mission over northern Spain while on deployment to Zaragoza Air Base
Artwork and a motto decorate the inside of the access hatch on a 91st Tactical Fighter Squadron A-10A Thunderbolt II aircraft. Squadron personnel are deploying to Zaragoza Air Base, Spain, for practice in aerial bombing, gunnery and maintenance operations
A crew chief from the 91st Tactical Fighter Squadron performs a walk-around inspection on an A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft to insure all systems are operational. The squadron is deployed to Zaragoza Air Base for weapons tactics training
An air-to-air right side view of an A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft from the 91st Tactical Fighter Squadron. The squadron is deployed to Zaragoza Air Base for weapons tactics training
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Country: Spain (ESP)
Scene Camera Operator: SSGT David S. Nolan
Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
The A-10 Thunderbolt has excellent maneuverability at low airspeeds and altitude and is a highly accurate and survivable weapons-delivery platform. Called the “Warthog” for its aggressive look and often painted with teeth on the nose cone, the A-10 Thunderbolt II is the U.S. Air Force’s primary low-altitude close air support aircraft best known for its GAU-8 Avenger 30mm Gatling gun designed to fire armor-piercing depleted uranium and high explosive incendiary rounds. In the 1970s the threat of Soviet armored forces and all-weather attack operations had become more serious. Six companies submitted aircraft proposals, with Northrop and Fairchild-Republic selected to build prototypes: the YA-9A and YA-10A, respectively. General Electric and Philco-Ford were selected to build and test GAU-8 cannon prototypes. First A-10 was delivered to the U.S. Air Force on 30 March 1976. By 1984, 715 airplanes had been built.
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