The A-10 Thunderbolt - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The A-10 Thunderbolt write by Ole Steen Hansen. This book was released on 2006. The A-10 Thunderbolt available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Provides an in-depth look at the A-10 Thunderbolt, with detailed cross-section diagrams, photographs, and additional facts and information.
Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II
Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II write by Peter C. Smith. This book was released on 2020-11-19. Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The Fairchild-Republic A-10A Close Support aircraft has become a legend over its long front line life. Known as the Warthog due to her unusual appearance, this little aircraft has built up an awesome reputation in the specialised ground-attack role, where her accuracy and deadliness are widely recognised as the best of their kind.Hard lessons from the Second World War, that were reinforced by the bitter experience of the Vietnam War two decades later, showed that it was both impracticable and highly non-cost efficient to use supersonic fighter jets in the close air support mission. A requirement was therefore drawn up for an aeroplane capable of carrying a heavy and varied load of ordnance, which had good endurance and unprecedented manoeuvrability, and which could survive heavy ground fire - thus the A-10 was born. But, by the time it came into service her role had changed to that of a tank-buster in the defence of Western Europe in the face of the overwhelming numbers of Soviet battle armour.With her straight wing, twin tails and turbine engines mounted high on her rear fuselage, this single-seat aircraft certainly presented a unique appearance. But all these features served a vital role, as Peter C. Smith explains in this highly detailed study.Although the Warthog's expected missions on the plains of Germany did not materialise, she did destroy hundreds of Soviet-built tanks during the Gulf wars. The A-10 has also flown almost continuous missions over the Balkans, against the Taliban in Afghanistan, and ISIS in Iraq and Syria.In this beautifully-illustrated and comprehensive volume, Peter C Smith brings the A-10's incredible story right up to date.
A10 Thunderbolt II
A10 Thunderbolt II - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook A10 Thunderbolt II write by Ken Neubeck. This book was released on 2019-06-03. A10 Thunderbolt II available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II, commonly nicknamed the "Warthog" due to its unusual and ungainly appearance, became the most effective close-air-support aircraft that has ever served for the US Air Force and Air National Guard. Designed around the GAU-8/A Avenger autocannon, the aircraft was a highly effective tank killer during Operation Desert Storm. The Warthog continues to serve, from its first appearance in 1976 through subsequent wars up to the present time, and well into the future. This concise, illustrated book covers the construction, development, and combat history of this unusual aircraft and features superb detail and combat photography. Part of the Legends of Warfare series.
A-10 Thunderbolt II Units of Operation Enduring Freedom 2002-07
A-10 Thunderbolt II Units of Operation Enduring Freedom 2002-07 - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook A-10 Thunderbolt II Units of Operation Enduring Freedom 2002-07 write by Gary Wetzel. This book was released on 2013-06-20. A-10 Thunderbolt II Units of Operation Enduring Freedom 2002-07 available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The A-10 was never a favourite amongst the USAF's senior staff, and prior to Iraq's invasion of Kuwait in 1990 they had attempted to transfer the aircraft to the US Army and Marine Corps. Reprieved from premature retirement, the A-10 would see combat in the Balkans during the mid-1990s and over Iraq in Operations Northern Watch and Southern Watch until Operation Iraqi Freedom began in 2003. Following the 11 September 2001 attacks in the United States, the Bush administration responded with the instigation of Operation Enduring Freedom. A-10 aircraft first entered the fray during Operation Anaconda in March 2002. During Anaconda four A-10s flying from Pakistan provided 21 straight hours of FAC (A)/CAS coverage. The untold story of the A-10 in Enduring Freedom will be explored and presented as never before through first hand interviews and photography from those involved, along with official military achieves. This title is the first of three planned covering the combat experience of the USAF's A-10 Thunderbolt II units. Follow-on volumes will examine the role of the Warthog during Operation Desert Storm and Operation Iraqi Freedom.
From F-4 Phantom to A-10 Warthog
From F-4 Phantom to A-10 Warthog - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook From F-4 Phantom to A-10 Warthog write by Steve Ladd. This book was released on 2020-09-30. From F-4 Phantom to A-10 Warthog available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This behind-the-scenes account of a USAF career is “an absorbing read, written with the classic humor fighter pilots seem to have” (Flight Line Book Review). From Baron von Richthofen to Robin Olds, the mystique of the fighter pilot endures. The skill, cunning, and bravery that characterizes this distinctive band of brothers is well known, but there are other dimensions to those who take to the skies to do battle that have not been given the emphasis they deserve—until now. You don’t have to be an aviation aficionado to enjoy Colonel Steve Ladd’s fascinating personal tale, woven around his twenty-eight-year career as a fighter pilot. This extremely engaging account follows a young man from basic pilot training to senior command through narratives that define a unique ethos. From the United States to Southeast Asia, Europe to the Middle East, the amusing and tongue-in-cheek to the deadly serious and poignant, this is the lifelong journey of a fighter pilot. The anecdotes are absorbing, providing an insight into life as an Air Force pilot, but, in this book, as Colonel Ladd stresses, the focus is not on fireworks or stirring tales of derring-do. Instead, this is an articulate and absorbing account of what life is really like among a rare breed of arrogant, cocky, boisterous, and fun-loving young men who readily transform into steely professionals at the controls of a fighter aircraft. “This book will appeal to a variety of readers with its Vietnam War combat stories and accounts of flying the Warthog in Cold War Europe. Fun, flying, international experiences—you won’t want to put it down.” —Aviation News
