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USAF Fairchild Republic A-10C Thunderbolt II 81-0960 CN 625 . Taken on April 23 , 2014 #319750808
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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 or simply Hog.[3] The A-10 was designed to provide close air support (CAS) to ground troops by attacking enemy armored vehicles, tanks, and other ground forces it is the only production-built aircraft designed solely for CAS to have served with the U.S. Air Force.
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