a-10

Ten A-10 Thunderbolt II fighter aircraft, flown by pilots of the 107th Fighter Squadron, depart from Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Mich., January 21, 2020, during the Snowbird exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo by Terry L. Atwell)

A-10 sitting at the 2010 Sun N Fun Flyin. "Smile for the picture".

Staff Sgt. Tom Wilson fills an A-10C Thunderbolt II with liquid oxygen, Jan. 11, 2011, at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. The 75th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron recently moved their assets to the other side of the flightline, marking the first of many moves toward consolidating the wing’s...

USAF Heritage Flight. F-22A Raptor, A-10 Thunderbolt II, F-4 Phantom, P-51 Mustang. Aviation Nation - Nellis AFB, November 2007.

USAF Heritage Flight. F-22A Raptor, A-10 Thunderbolt II, F-4 Phantom, P-51 Mustang. Aviation Nation - Nellis AFB, November 2007.

USAF Heritage Flight. F-22A Raptor, A-10 Thunderbolt II, F-4 Phantom, P-51 Mustang. Aviation Nation - Nellis AFB, November 2007.

USAF Heritage Flight. F-22A Raptor, A-10 Thunderbolt II, F-4 Phantom, P-51 Mustang. Aviation Nation - Nellis AFB, November 2007.

USAF Heritage Flight. F-22A Raptor, A-10 Thunderbolt II, F-4 Phantom, P-51 Mustang. Aviation Nation - Nellis AFB, November 2007.

USAF Heritage Flight. F-22A Raptor, A-10 Thunderbolt II, F-4 Phantom, P-51 Mustang. Aviation Nation - Nellis AFB, November 2007.

USAF Heritage Flight. F-22A Raptor, A-10 Thunderbolt II, F-4 Phantom, P-51 Mustang. Aviation Nation - Nellis AFB, November 2007.

A-10 Thunderbolt 30MM GAU-8/A Avenger Gatling Gun. Fires depleted uranium armor-piercing shells at a rate of about 3,900 rounds per minute. Able to destroy heavily armored main battle tanks with as few as six direct hits.

USAF F-22A Raptor, F-15E Strike Eagle, A-10 Thunderbolt II & P-51 Mustang Legacy Flight. Air Show, October 2006 - Edwards AFB, California.

USAF F-22A Raptor, F-15E Strike Eagle, A-10 Thunderbolt II & P-51 Mustang Legacy Flight. Air Show, October 2006 - Edwards AFB, California.

A-10 - Military Aircraft Wallpaper

BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan -- First Lt. Erik Axt, 81st Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, touches down in his A-10 Thunderbolt II after flying a mission here Aug. 14 supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Russell Wicke)

The A-10 Thunderbolt II is the first Air Force aircraft specially designed for close air support of ground forces. They are simple, effective and survivable twin-engine jet aircraft that can be used against all ground targets, including tanks and other armored vehicles. (U.S. Air Force photo by...

SIGONELLA, Sicily -- Four A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft line up for takeoff from Naval Air Station Sigonella here April 15. NAS Sigonella provides logistics support for Commander, Sixth Fleet and NATO forces in the Mediterranean area. (U.S. Navy photo by Journalist 2nd Class Stephen P. Weaver)

An A-10 Thunderbolt II receives fuel from a KC-135E Stratotanker during a training mission Friday, April 14, 2006, over Tucson, Ariz. The A-10 is from the 358th Fighter Squadron at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., and the KC-135E is from the Air National Guard's 101st Air Refueling Wing at...

OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM -- Two A-10 Thunderbolt IIs from the 455th Expeditionary Operations Group climb after takeoff against the backdrop of the snow-covered mountains of the Hindu Kush at Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan, on Feb. 21. The A-10s provide close-air support for Army ground forces in...

Two A-10 Thunderbolt IIs from the 52nd Fighter Wing, 81st Fighter Squadron, Spangdhalem Air Base, Germany, drop away from a refueling tanker during a NATO Operation Allied Force combat mission. The "Warthogs," deployed to Aviano Air Base, Italy, are specially designed for close air...