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Fairchild A-10A Thunderbolt II - 74th Tactical Fighter Sqn., 23rd Tactical Fighter Wing, USAF, England AFB, Louisiana 1989
REF: AA38002
Scale: 1:72
Dimensions: 238mm WINGSPAN
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£51.99
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| Designed specially for the close air support mission and with the ability to combine large military loads, long loiter and wide combat radius, the A-10 proved to be vital assets to America and its allies during Operation Desert Storm. In the Gulf War, A-10s, with a mission capable rate of 95.7 percent, flew 8,100 sorties and launched 90 percent of the AGM-65 Maverick missiles. A-10's were seldom grounded due to maintenance problems or conditions unsuitable for flying during the Operation DESERT STORM. No other aircraft could carry as much ordnance over a target for so long, doling out and taking as much punishment, and return to an unimproved field to turn around quickly and strike at an enemy again. Estimated release June 2008 |
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