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Title: A-10 Battle Damage
Post by: Heater on April 09, 2003, 05:24:20 AM
All,

Just got these from a friend in the gulf, he was hit over northern Iraq, from a single AAA burst.

(http://www.xs4all.nl/~heater1/a10_1.jpg)

(http://www.xs4all.nl/~heater1/a10_2.jpg)

(http://www.xs4all.nl/~heater1/a10_3.jpg)

(http://www.xs4all.nl/~heater1/a10_4.jpg)

(http://www.xs4all.nl/~heater1/a10_5.jpg)
Title: A-10 Battle Damage
Post by: Pepe on April 09, 2003, 05:58:18 AM
Wow! That A10's must be made [edit]of[/edit] russian wood!  :D

Glad the pilot made it home  :)
Title: A-10 Battle Damage
Post by: Saintaw on April 09, 2003, 06:23:12 AM
Good thing Sadaam doesn't have Ostwinds!

It looks like those adds saying that the A10 can sustain a lot of damage & keep on flying are true. Good thing your buddy made it back :)
Title: A-10 Battle Damage
Post by: Bodhi on April 09, 2003, 07:28:14 AM
Remember the A10 that came back in the Gulf War Round 1?  Missing a Vert, 1/2 the horizontal Stab on that side, and about a third of the same sides wing....   now that was battle damage!
Title: A-10 Battle Damage
Post by: Ripsnort on April 09, 2003, 07:31:54 AM
Quote
Originally posted by Bodhi
Remember the A10 that came back in the Gulf War Round 1?  Missing a Vert, 1/2 the horizontal Stab on that side, and about a third of the same sides wing....   now that was battle damage!


Yah, that pilot was in disbelief that he was still alive after a walk-around of his A/C.

Cool pics heater, tell your bud we're glad he got her on the ground again wheels up!
Title: A-10 Battle Damage
Post by: Siaf__csf on April 09, 2003, 07:43:31 AM
Baaah.. That's not battle damage, that's corrosion damage!

Look at the lowest pic, it's all brown corroded metal under the paint. Much like Chevy cars.. lol. :D
Title: A-10 Battle Damage
Post by: straffo on April 09, 2003, 07:44:26 AM
Quote
Originally posted by Bodhi
Remember the A10 that came back in the Gulf War Round 1?  Missing a Vert, 1/2 the horizontal Stab on that side, and about a third of the same sides wing....   now that was battle damage!


That show how to lower the cost of the A-10.

It's build with a lot of unnecessary parts !
Title: A-10 Battle Damage
Post by: gofaster on April 09, 2003, 01:03:54 PM
Its just a flesh wound!
Title: A-10 Battle Damage
Post by: icemaw on April 09, 2003, 01:55:49 PM
Thats nothin I dont have a pic of it. But saw on the tube an a10 landing down in southern iraq that had been hit by a missile. One half of the right engine nacell was gone looked like a giant had taken a bite out of it.
  If I ever had to fly into a CAS the a10 would be my ride of choice.
Title: A-10 Battle Damage
Post by: Sparks on April 09, 2003, 03:19:05 PM
Why oh why did they stop building them ???? whenever heavy close support is needed what do they turn to??? - the A10.

When the Apaches got whacked what had to clean up ?? - A10's. Fairchild workers should be proud.... damn fine aircraft

Sparks
Title: A-10 Battle Damage
Post by: Dnil on April 09, 2003, 03:43:02 PM
on hyperscale, they say it was a woman pilot......just saying.
Title: A-10 Battle Damage
Post by: Animal on April 09, 2003, 03:48:01 PM
What caliber AAA was that?

Can I use these images in another forum?
Title: A-10 Battle Damage
Post by: Makarov9 on April 09, 2003, 03:48:09 PM
Yep apparently the pilot was a woman. She did a great job getting the A-10 back home.

http://www.bayarea.com/mld/mercurynews/news/special_packages/iraq/5592254.htm (http://www.bayarea.com/mld/mercurynews/news/special_packages/iraq/5592254.htm)
Title: A-10 Battle Damage
Post by: Wlfgng on April 09, 2003, 03:56:11 PM
No.1 reason we should keep building them and keep 'em around...
dependability.  simplicity.  cost.

compare that to an F14....
Title: A-10 Battle Damage
Post by: Maverick on April 10, 2003, 12:31:58 AM
Quote
Originally posted by Wlfgng
No.1 reason we should keep building them and keep 'em around...
dependability.  simplicity.  cost.

compare that to an F14....


Apples and oranges bud. The F14 was the navy's air superiority fighter. The A10 was always a ground attack plane for CLOSE air support and killing armored vehicles.

The AF dumped the A10 as it isn't "zoomie" enough to make them feel good. Believe me the Army would be happy to take them all off of their hands if Congress would let them.
Title: Re: A-10 Battle Damage
Post by: Ike 2K# on April 10, 2003, 12:46:14 AM
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Originally posted by Heater
All,

Just got these from a friend in the gulf, he was hit over northern Iraq, from a single AAA burst.

(http://www.xs4all.nl/~heater1/a10_1.jpg)

(http://www.xs4all.nl/~heater1/a10_2.jpg)

(http://www.xs4all.nl/~heater1/a10_3.jpg)

(http://www.xs4all.nl/~heater1/a10_4.jpg)

(http://www.xs4all.nl/~heater1/a10_5.jpg)


NOW THATS WHAT I CALL A REAL "STURMOVIK":D
Title: A-10 Battle Damage
Post by: Hangtime on April 10, 2003, 01:01:28 AM
been 25 years since an A-10 rolled off an assembly line. the company is long gone.. off long island now, making gunsights and cameras and such. fairchild don't build anything that flys anymore... they just make the stuff that flys fly better.(tm)

great plane, tho. nice fit for the role.
Title: A-10 Battle Damage
Post by: Ike 2K# on April 10, 2003, 02:35:42 AM
the main gun of A-10 looks scary:eek:

(http://www.damir.co.uk/images/aviation/riat-2000/a-10-gun-1.jpg)
Title: A-10 Battle Damage
Post by: Heater on April 10, 2003, 02:47:16 AM
Quote
Originally posted by Makarov9
Yep apparently the pilot was a woman. She did a great job getting the A-10 back home.


ALL,

I stand corrected, it was in fact and female Pilot, Capt. Kim Campbell,
I assumed that he was flying, this is not the case.
Title: A-10 Battle Damage
Post by: Elfie on April 10, 2003, 12:06:35 PM
Quote
Originally posted by straffo
That show how to lower the cost of the A-10.

It's build with a lot of unnecessary parts !



LOL!!!
Title: A-10 Battle Damage
Post by: Furious on April 10, 2003, 12:44:43 PM
For some reason I found this story of a female fighter pilot wrestling her damaged A-10 back to base, well...


....really freakin HOT.



F.
Title: A-10 Battle Damage
Post by: BigGun on April 10, 2003, 12:45:21 PM
Ya, it was definately a woman pilot from bay area, ca. She has a husband that is also flying over in Iraq.


I think the "HE" that sent you this & said it happened to him is, well...hmmmm...

Anyways, glad whoever it was landed back safe.