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Posted: 7/17/2008 4:55:58 PM EDT

While out and about today, I wound up near the Moody AFB bombing range.

I love my workplace.

Posted: 7/17/2008 5:00:16 PM EDT

[#1]

Sweet...

Posted: 7/17/2008 5:01:23 PM EDT

[#2]

Awesome. I have to say that the A10 is the coolest plane in the US arsenal.

Posted: 7/17/2008 5:06:25 PM EDT

[#3]

I've got wood

Posted: 7/17/2008 5:08:18 PM EDT

[#4]

Exactly what I was hoping to see

Posted: 7/17/2008 5:09:51 PM EDT

[#5]

My favorite plane, next to the North American P51 Mustang.

Posted: 7/17/2008 5:13:23 PM EDT

[#6]

I didn't make it, so you'll have to ignore the grammar-fail.

Posted: 7/18/2008 5:13:27 AM EDT

[#7]

Quoted:
img.photobucket.com/albums/v70/ZakkWylde470/a10xn8.jpg

I didn't make it, so you'll have to ignore the grammar-fail.

What is that giving birth, a Galaxy?

Posted: 7/18/2008 5:18:13 AM EDT

[#8]

Damn I love that thing. Thanks for sharing!

Posted: 7/18/2008 5:21:28 AM EDT

[#9]

Look up Dos Gringos - "I wish I had a gun just like the A-10" sometime when you're not at work, not near any kids and aren't trying to drink anything.

Posted: 7/18/2008 5:23:42 AM EDT

[#10]

Ah, the sound of freedom...an A-10's GAU-8A Avenger cannon singing.

You lucky bastard!

Posted: 7/18/2008 5:26:00 AM EDT

[#11]

And to think the AF wanted to shit can them...

Posted: 7/18/2008 5:26:00 AM EDT

[#12]

Quoted:

Quoted:
img.photobucket.com/albums/v70/ZakkWylde470/a10xn8.jpg

I didn't make it, so you'll have to ignore the grammar-fail.

What is that giving birth, a Galaxy?

Looks that way.

Posted: 7/18/2008 5:32:47 AM EDT

[#13]

Quoted:
Ah, the sound of freedom...an A-10's GAU-8A Avenger cannon singing.

You lucky bastard!

Buuurrrruuuummmmpp!!!

Coolest sound ever.

Posted: 7/18/2008 5:35:12 AM EDT

[#14]

Quoted:
Ah, the sound of freedom...an A-10's GAU-8A Avenger cannon singing.

You lucky bastard!

Someone here has been firing one of those all morning long. Sounds great, even from two miles away.

Posted: 7/18/2008 5:41:45 AM EDT

[#15]

Thanks for sharing, I used to watch the 111th from PA practice at Warren Grove B.R. here in the Pine Barrens of NJ, always fun to watch.

Posted: 7/18/2008 5:57:04 AM EDT

[#16]

Quoted:
And to think the AF wanted to shit can them...

They never wanted it in the FIRST PLACE.

Posted: 7/18/2008 6:15:59 AM EDT

[#17]

My uncle used to pilot one out of Syracuse with the 174th TFW before they transitioned to the F-16. While the F-16 is certainly sexy in its Fast-Ass CAS role, the Warthog just screams, "you wanna pieze of me?"

Posted: 7/18/2008 6:18:52 AM EDT

[#18]

Awesome.

I got to watch that close up once......very cool! Its nice to know they're on our side!

Posted: 7/18/2008 6:19:45 AM EDT

[#19]

I've never understood why the AirForce doesn't like them; can anyone explain their reasoning to me?

I guess the A-10 isn't sexy in the F-15 sort of way, but I can't imagine a more capable plane. Are they hard to maintain or something?

Posted: 7/18/2008 6:22:15 AM EDT

[#20]

Quoted:
I've never understood why the AirForce doesn't like them; can anyone explain their reasoning to me?

I guess the A-10 isn't sexy in the F-15 sort of way, but I can't imagine a more capable plane. Are they hard to maintain or something?

Not fast movers... support ground troops in a way they might get shot down. I think those guys are braver then hell for getting down in the dust and keeping our boys safe.

Posted: 7/18/2008 6:23:11 AM EDT

[#21]

Nice pics Larry, thanks for sharing! I think someone in the GSHTF is missing you lately

although the season hasn't started yet.

Posted: 7/18/2008 6:25:37 AM EDT

[#22]

I wish they would build more.

Posted: 7/18/2008 6:31:19 AM EDT

[#23]

LOL, WUT!?

Posted: 7/18/2008 5:55:46 PM EDT

[#24]

Quoted:
LOL, WUT!?

Posted: 7/18/2008 5:58:55 PM EDT

[#25]

Quoted:
Nice pics Larry, thanks for sharing! I think someone in the GSHTF is missing you lately

although the season hasn't started yet.

GSHTF?

Posted: 7/18/2008 6:02:25 PM EDT

[#26]

Oh, I can hear those TF34s right now. There is just NOTHING like an A-10...

Posted: 7/18/2008 8:54:49 PM EDT

[#27]

i have sat in that plane....and i probably busted a knuckle on it too.

23MXS POPE AFB 93-96!!!!

Posted: 7/18/2008 8:57:50 PM EDT

[#28]

Awesome.

Thunderbolts rock.

Posted: 7/19/2008 11:18:40 AM EDT

[#29]

Quoted:
Awesome.

Thunderbolts rock.

what the hell is a thunderbolt ?

Posted: 7/19/2008 11:23:43 AM EDT

[#30]

Playing OPFOR one time had an A-10 do a simulated gun run on our position.

It was a thing of beauty seeing him roll in on us and even better that it was simulated so I'm alive to talk about it.

yak

Posted: 7/19/2008 11:26:46 AM EDT

[#31]

Quoted:
Awesome.

Thunderbolts rock.

you mean Thunderbolt II.

Posted: 7/19/2008 11:30:10 AM EDT

[#32]

I love A-10s too.

Posted: 7/19/2008 11:32:20 AM EDT

[#33]

Quoted:

Quoted:
Awesome.

Thunderbolts rock.

you mean Thunderbolt II.

Yeah, I guess I do...I'm not talking P-47.

Posted: 7/19/2008 11:33:08 AM EDT

[#34]

Yeah I miss the A10

My father stationed at Davis Monthan when I was younger and I used to see and hear those beauties all the time.

My favorite

Posted: 7/19/2008 11:43:27 AM EDT

[#35]

I was an SP in the early to mid 80's and when I was at Osan and would be on the perimeter during an ALERT I was sooooooooooooooooooooooooooo glad to hear them on station over head! Man those are one bad a@# aircraft!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted: 7/19/2008 11:51:19 AM EDT

[#36]

Thats awsome

Posted: 7/19/2008 2:47:49 PM EDT

[#37]

When I was working on a farm in the State College PA area in the late 80's they would fly low and fast up the valley on training flights, probably out of Indiantown Gap?. One days I was on top of the 80' high concrete silo working on the silage blower spout, and 2 of them rolled over, dived, came straight at me, then snap rolled off.

Those engines definetly make a cool sound, always dropped what we were doing to watch them.

Posted: 7/19/2008 2:53:24 PM EDT

[#38]

Posted: 7/19/2008 3:17:27 PM EDT

[#39]

Posted: 7/19/2008 3:31:06 PM EDT

[#40]

Nice! That is one badass shitkickin' machine

Posted: 7/19/2008 3:35:05 PM EDT

[#41]

So ugly it's bee-yooo-tee-ful <snif>

Posted: 7/19/2008 3:47:08 PM EDT

[#42]

Quoted:

i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj255/LanceKilkenny/a10_thunderbolt_2.jpg

I remembered that someone had that as an avatar when I posted it. Just couldn't remember who.

Posted: 7/19/2008 4:08:04 PM EDT

[#43]

Posted: 7/19/2008 5:30:32 PM EDT

[#44]

Quoted:

i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj255/LanceKilkenny/a10_thunderbolt_2.jpg

I remembered that someone had that as an avatar when I posted it. Just couldn't remember who.

Here's another warthog I've used for an avatar when I first signed up for this site.

Posted: 7/19/2008 5:52:38 PM EDT

[#45]

Quoted:

i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj255/LanceKilkenny/a10_thunderbolt_2.jpg

I remembered that someone had that as an avatar when I posted it. Just couldn't remember who.

Here's another warthog I've used for an avatar when I first signed up for this site.

hawgsmoke2004.com/images/flying/images/A-10_over_Snow.jpg

I can't decide which is better.

Get both!

Posted: 7/19/2008 6:20:18 PM EDT

[#46]

Here's one I took. The second picture will show you how long ago.

Posted: 7/19/2008 7:28:12 PM EDT

[#47]

Probably the best 'pilots' plane in our arsenal. As close to 'seat of the pants flying as it gets now days in our air force. I watch them every year at the Reno air races. They can do some amazing acrobats! God Bless America!

Posted: 7/19/2008 7:34:44 PM EDT

[#48]

They should rename the plane the Phoenix, because the program was all but dead and was resurrected when the USAF realized the F-16 just couldn't do the job.

Posted: 7/19/2008 7:41:17 PM EDT

[#49]

pimpness

Posted: 7/19/2008 8:08:58 PM EDT

[#50]

I thought you guys were talking about this kind of Warthog...

But next to the P-51D Mustang, and the B17, the A10 WARTHOG is my favorite!

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