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An air-to-air right underside view of two A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft. The A-10 in the foreground is carrying a full load of Mark 82 Snake Eye bombs. The A-10 in the background is loaded with two Maverick missiles and eight Mark 20 MOD-3 Rock Eye bombs. Both aircraft, assigned to the 355th Tactical Fighter Wing, are on a tour of Korean air bases

An air-to-air left side view of two A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft. The A-10 in the background is carrying a full load of Mark 82 Snake Eye bombs. The A-10 in the foreground is loaded with two Maverick missiles and eight Mark 20 MOD-3 Rock Eye bombs. Both aircraft, assigned to the 355th Tactical Fighter Wing, are on a tour of Korean air bases

An air-to-air underside view of two A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft. The A-10 in the foreground is carrying a full load of Mark 82 Snake Eye bombs. The A-10 in the background is loaded with two Maverick missiles and eight Mark 20 MOD-3 Rock Eye bombs. Both aircraft, assigned to the 355th Tactical Fighter Wing, are on a tour of Korean air bases

A left side view of an A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft taking off with a full load of Mark 82 Snake Eye bombs attached to the undercarriage. The A-10, assigned to the 355th Tactical Fighter Wing, is on a demonstration tour of air bases in Korea to familiarize field commanders with its capabilities

A left rear view of an A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft taking off with a full load of Mark 82 Snake Eye bombs attached to the undercarriage. The A-10, assigned to the 355th Tactical Fighter Wing, is on a demonstration tour of air bases in Korea to familiarize field commanders with its capabilities

A ground crew loads a Maverick missile on the wing pylon of an A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft from the 355th Tactical Fighter Wing. The aircraft is on a tour of air bases in Korea to familiarize Korean and American field commanders with its capabilities

A front view of an A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft on static display during a tour of air bases on Korea to familiarize Korean and American field commanders with its capabilities. In the foreground are 30 mm shells for the seven-barrel cannon on the A-10. On the right is an example of the Mark 20 Rock Eye cluster bomb that can be carried by the A-10

An A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft pilot, assigned to the 355th Tactical Fighter Wing, prepares to climb out of his aircraft after flying a late afternoon mission. The aircraft is on a tour of air bases in Korea to familiarize Korean and American field commanders with its capabilities

A left side view of an A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft on static display during a tour of air bases on Korea to familiarize Korean and American field commanders with its capabilities. In the foreground are several types of bombs that can be carried by the A-10

An air-to-air left underside view of two A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft. The A-10 in the background is carrying a full load of Mark 82 Snake Eye bombs. The A-10 in the foreground is loaded with two Maverick missiles and eight Mark 20 MOD-3 Rock Eye bombs. Both aircraft, assigned to the 355th Tactical Fighter Wing, are on a tour of Korean air bases

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The original finding aid described this photograph as:

Base: Kwang Ju Air Base

Country: Korea

Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Phil Lewis

Release Status: Released to Public

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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.

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