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Air-to-air left side view of an A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft being refueled by a KC-10 Extender aircraft. Another A-10 is in the background. The A-10s are from the 47th Tactical Fighter Squadron (Air Force Reserve)
Air-to-air left side view of an A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft being refueled by a KC-10 Extender aircraft. Another A-10 is in the background. The A-10s are from the 47th Tactical Fighter Squadron (Air Force Reserve)
Air-to-air right side view of an F-4 Phantom II aircraft (left) being refueled by a KC-10 Extender aircraft. The F-4 is from the 47th Tactical Fighter Squadron (Air Force Reserve)
An air-to-air left side view of a KC-10 Extender aircraft refueling an A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft as another A-10 flies nearby
An air-to-air right side view of an F-4 Phantom II aircraft from the 457th Tactical Fighter Squadron (Air Force Reserve) being refueled by a KC-10 Extender aircraft (right)
An air-to-air underside view of four A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft from the 47th Tactical Fighter Squadron (Air Force Reserve)
An air-to-air left side view of a KC-10 Extender aircraft from the 78th Air Refueling Squadron (AFRES) refueling an A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft from the 917th Tactical Fighter Group (AFRES). Another A-10 waits its turn in the background
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An air-to-air left side view of four A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft and a KC-10 Extender aircraft as it prepares to refuel an A-10. The A-10s are from the 47th Tactical Fighter Squadron (Air Force Reserve)
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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.