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The US Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II, flagship of the 81st Fighter Squadron, Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, flies in the skies over northern Germany. Spangdahlem AB consists of the 81st Fighter Squadron, which flies the A-10 aircraft and two F-16 squadrons, the 22nd and 23rd Fighter Squadrons, which fly the F-16C Falcon (Not shown)

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The US Air Force flagships of the 52d Fighter Wing, Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, fly over Hohenzollern Castle (Burg Hohenzollern) in northern Germany. Spangdahlem Air Base consists of two F-16 squadrons, the 22nd and 23rd Fighter Squadrons, and the 81st Fighter Squadron, which flies the A-10 Thunderbolt II. Three F-16c Falcons lead the formation followed by the A-10

The US Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II, flagship of the 81st Fighter Squadron, Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany flies over the Mosel River in central Germany. Spangdahlem AB consists of the 81st Fighter Squadron, which flies the A-10 aircraft, and two F-16 squadrons, the 22nd and 23rd Fighter Squadrons, which fly the F-16C Falcon (Not shown)

The US Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II, flagship of the 81st Fighter Squadron, Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, flies in the skies over northern Germany. Spangdahlem AB consists of the 81st Fighter Squadron, which flies the A-10 aircraft and two F-16 squadrons, the 22nd and 23rd Fighter Squadrons, which fly the F-16C Falcon (Not shown). The armament shown under the wings, from top to bottom, are a ALQ-119 ECM pod, the AGM-65B Maverick, four Mk 83 1000 pound general-purpose bombs, another AGM-65B and two AIM-9 Sidewinder Missiles

An A-10 II Thunderbolt leads a formation of two F-16 Fighting Falcons and an F-15 Eagle fighter over the German countryside. The aircraft are all assigned to the 52nd Fighter Wing at Spangdahlem, the only U.S. Air Force fighter base in Germany. Exact Date Shot Unknown . Published in AIRMAN Magazine October 1997

A US Air Force (USAF) A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft (background) from the 81st Fighter Squadron (FS), 52nd Fighter Wing (FW), flies a familiarization flight down the newly constructed North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) runway at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, in preparation for the changes taking effect due to the Rhein-Main Transition Project. A USAF F-16C Fighting Falcon aircraft is visible foreground right

An US Air Force (USAF) A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft assigned to the 52nd Fighter Wing (FW) Spangdahlem Air Base (AB), Germany, takes off from the flight line at Ramstein AB, Germany, during a routine mission

The US Air Force flagships of the 52d Fighter Wing, Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, fly over the skies of northern Germany. Spangdahlem AB consists of two F-16 squadrons, the 22nd and 23rd Fighter Squadrons, and the 81st Fighter Squadron, which flies the A-10 Thunderbolt II. The A-10 is the lead aircraft followed by three F-16C Falcons

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Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

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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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