Tags: Fairchild-Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II Warthog Warzenschwein Attack Aircraft Aviator Pilot Erdkampfflugzeug Training Exercise Übung Eielson Air Base Alaska Sky Himmel Clouds Wolken Snapshot Scene Military Art Szenerie Krieg War Produktionszeit 1975 bis 1986
„An A-10 Thunderbolt II does a show of force maneuver after locating a simulated downed pilot during RED FLAG-Alaska 13-3, Aug. 22, 2013, at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska.
Two A-10s defended the pilot's position until members of the 210th Rescue Squadron could rescue him.
The A-10 is assigned to the 163rd Fighter Squadron, Indiana Air National Guard, Ft. Wayne, Ind.“
… says photographer Shawn Nickel, Senior Airman, U.S. Air Force
"Mitte Januar 2016 wurde bekannt, dass die Air Force ihre Pläne zur Ausmusterung der A-10 für unbestimmte Zeit auf Eis legt, da die Maschine im laufenden Einsatz gegen den IS eine Schlüsselrolle einnimmt.[12]"
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Two A-10s defended the pilot's position until members of the 210th Rescue Squadron could rescue him.
The A-10 is assigned to the 163rd Fighter Squadron, Indiana Air National Guard, Ft. Wayne, Ind.“
… says photographer Shawn Nickel, Senior Airman, U.S. Air Force
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