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Warthog: Flying the A-10 in the Gulf War William L. Smallwood
Publisher: Potomac Books Inc.

I hear this is quite common with the A-10 Warthog..i.e the ability to land with one wing. "A-10 'Warthogs' damaged heavily in Gulf War bug survived to fly again. Head-up display (HUD) for improved technical flying and air-to-ground support. All of a sudden the A10's started seeing money pouring in for upgrades. It has self-sealing fuel tanks, redundant wing Also nicknamed the “Warthog,” the A-10 proved its lethality during Operation DESERT STORM, consistently chewing up Iraqi armor. In fact the AF wanted to get rid of them. Apr 1, 2011 - Bad news: an A-10 Warthog crashed while on a training run in Germany. May 12, 2014 - During the Gulf War, the 144 deployed A-10s flew 8,624 sorties in extreme climate conditions and still maintained a 95.7 percent mission-capable rate. One elevator and half a wing torn off" Henderson, Breck W. Then the the first Gulf war happened and the AF realized what a lethal Armour killer they had on their hands. With how much damage the a-10 can take and still fly away, it is a joke they would consider replacing it with a f-35.