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Kit Bashing

Retrograde an A-10 into a P-51?

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At the end of August 2019, the 355th Equipment Maintenance Squadron, at Davis Monthan Air Force Base, began repainting an A-10 Thunderbolt-2.  They claim it’s going to look like a World War-2 P-51 Mustang!

It’s part of preparations for the USAF 2020 air show season.

But wait, this isn’t the first A-10 to be painted like a P-51.  In 2013 the Michigan National Guard got one painted to represent a P-51(F-6A) of the 107th TRS Red Devils during the invasion of Normandy.

Can you find the P-51(F-6A) painted A-10?

Video from October 2018:

Have they painted any Thunderbolt-2s to look like their namesake, the P-47 Thunderbolt?

IDAHO A-10C warthogs wallowing IN THE CALIFORNIA DIRT, JUNE 2019

International

World War 3: Obama deploys A-10 Thunderbolt to Turkey! Signs ‘secret’ deal with Russia!

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The Air Force Times confirms reports that the Obama regime quietly deployed 12 ground attack A-10C Thunderbolt-2 (aka Warthog) aircraft to NATO member Turkey.

The awesome A-10 is the last of Idaho's Air National Guard air assets.

This is a photo (by AAron B. Hutchins) of an awesome Idaho Air National Guard A-10C on the Pocatello Airport, in September 2012.

The A-10s are supposedly replacing six F-16 Falcons, and will be used against Iraq and Syria.  This move comes as news reports say Russia and the United States signed a “secret” airspace deal concerning Syria.

VIDEO OF RUSSIAN AIRCRAFT ‘VISUALLY’ INTERCEPTING U.S. DRONE

Russia’s Ministry of Defense says the skies over Syria have become “too crowded”.

Syria, 16 – 19 October 2015: Horrifying scene as Islamic State shaves beards to avoid detection! 

 

Idaho, Technology, U.S.

Proof the A-10 Thunderbolt was to remain a USAF mainstay until 2040: Taxpayers spent more than $2-billion on upgrades!

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In February 2014, USAF officials suddenly announced they wanted to kill off the venerable A-10 Thunderbolt 2 (unofficially called Warthog).  Since then many politicians, veterans, current personnel of the U.S. Army and Marine Corps, and even state National Guard units (who operate the majority of A-10s) have criticized the decision as foolhardy to say the least.

U.S. Air Force weenie head bean counters claim it will save taxpayers money to get rid of the cost effective aircraft, but wait, isn’t that what they said about keeping the Tank Buster when they pushed for more than $1.1-billion USD of upgrades for the A-10, back in 2007?

Photo by AAron B. Hutchins, Pocatello Airport, September 2012.

In June 2007, Boeing was awarded a contract to build 233 new wings for the American Stuka (unAmerican Boeing then outsourced some of the work to Korean companies).  According to USAF officials back then, the upgrade would allow the A-10 to fly on until 2040, and save taxpayers about $1.3-billion in maintenance costs.

It took until February 2012 for Boeing to actually begin replacing the wings.  In September 2013, the USAF paid for another 56 wings, for a grand total of $1.2-billion (some news sources say it was $2-billion).  So why at the beginning of 2014 did the USAF decide to get rid of the A-10 after spending $1.2 to 2-billion to keep it airworthy until 2040?

But wait there’s more!  In September 2009, Boeing was paid another $4.2-million under the Thunderbolt Life-cycle Program Support (TLPS) contracts.  There are other upgrade programs being handled by Lockheed Martin and General Dynamics, and other contractors.

All these upgrade programs are supposed to be ongoing at least until 2018.

Arizona Daily Star, March 2014: Retiring the Air Force’s A-10C is a mistake

OBAMA REGIME TO STEAL ALL OF IDAHO AIR NATIONAL GUARD’S AIR ASSETS!

IDAHO NATIONAL GUARD A-10C THUNDERBOLT 2