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A US Air Force (USAF) A-10 Thunderbolt attack aircraft piloted by Captain (CPT) Matt Kouchoukos, flies in a Heritage Flight, showing four generations of Air Force Fighters. The Heritage Flight was part of the Airpower over Hampton Roads show at Langley Air Force Base (AFB), Virginia (VA)

A US Air Force (USAF) A-10 Thunderbolt attack aircraft (right) piloted by Captain (CPT) Matt Kouchoukos, flies formation with a vintage P-51 Mustang fighter aircraft piloted by Ed Shipley while they participate in a Heritage Flight formation, showing four generations of Air Force Fighters. The Heritage Flight was part of the Airpower over Hampton Roads show at Langley Air Force Base (AFB), Virginia (VA)

A US Air Force (USAF) A-10 Thunderbolt attack aircraft (right) piloted by Captain (CPT) Matt Kouchoukos, flies formation with a vintage P-51 Mustang fighter aircraft piloted by Ed Shipley while they participate in a Heritage Flight formation, showing four generations of Air Force Fighters. The Heritage Flight was part of the Airpower over Hampton Roads show at Langley Air Force Base (AFB), Virginia (VA)

A US Air Force (USAF) A-10 Thunderbolt attack aircraft (left) piloted by Captain (CPT) Matt Kouchoukos (left) flies formation with a P-51 Mustang fighter aircraft piloted by Ed Shipley. Both aircraft are flying in the Heritage Flight which is part of the Airpower over Hampton Roads show at Langley Air Force Base (AFB), Virginia (VA)

A US Air Force (USAF) A-10 Thunderbolt attack aircraft (left) piloted by Captain (CPT) Matt Kouchoukos flies formation with a vintage P-38 Lightning fighter aircraft named "Glacier Girl," piloted by Steve Hinton was dug out from 268-feet of ice in Eastern Greenland in 1992. Both aircraft are flying in the Heritage Flight which is part of the Airpower over Hampton Roads show at Langley Air Force Base (AFB), Virginia (VA)

A US Air Force (USAF) A-10 Thunderbolt attack aircraft (left) piloted by Captain (CPT) Matt Kouchoukos, a vintage P-38 Lightning fighter aircraft (second left) piloted by Steve Hinton, an F-86 Sabre jet fighter piloted by Dale Snodgrass and a P-51 Mustang fighter aircraft piloted by Ed Shipley (right) participate in a Heritage Flight formation, showing four generations of Air Force Fighters. The Heritage Flight was part of the Airpower over Hampton Roads show at Langley Air Force Base (AFB), Virginia (VA)

A vintage P-38 Lightning fighter aircraft (right) piloted by Steve Hinton, a US Air Force (USAF) A-10 Thunderbolt attack aircraft (center) piloted by Captain (CPT) Matt Kouchoukos and a P-51 Mustang fighter aircraft piloted by Ed Shipley participate in a Heritage Flight formation, showing generations of Air Force Fighters. The Heritage Flight was part of the Airpower over Hampton Roads show at Langley Air Force Base (AFB), Virginia (VA)

A US Air Force (USAF) A-10 Thunderbolt attack aircraft (left) piloted by Captain (CPT) Matt Kouchoukos, a vintage P-38 Lightning fighter aircraft (second left) piloted by Steve Hinton, an F-86 Sabre jet fighter piloted by Dale Snodgrass and a P-51 Mustang fighter aircraft piloted by Ed Shipley (right) participate in a Heritage Flight formation, showing four generations of Air Force Fighters. The Heritage Flight was part of the Airpower over Hampton Roads show at Langley Air Force Base (AFB), Virginia (VA)

A P-38 Lightning fighter aircraft (left) piloted by Steve Hinton, a US Air Force (USAF) A-10 Thunderbolt attack aircraft (right) piloted by Captain (CPT) Matt Kouchoukos and a P-51 Mustang fighter aircraft piloted by Ed Shipley participate in a Heritage Flight formation, showing four generations of Air Force Fighters. The Heritage Flight was part of the Airpower over Hampton Roads show at Langley Air Force Base (AFB), Virginia (VA)

US Air Force (USAF) pilot Captain (CPT) Matt Kouchoukos flies an A-10 Thunderbolt attack aircraft down the runway during a Heritage Flight. The Heritage Flight was part of the Airpower over Hampton Roads show at Langley Air Force Base (AFB), Virginia (VA)

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Base: Langley Air Force Base

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Country: United States Of America (USA)

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Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Alex R. Lloyd, USAF

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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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