FAIRCHILD REPUBLIC A-10 THUNDERBOLT II Fine Art Aircraft Prints
If any jet is associated with a noise, the Warthog’s 30 mm cannon’s “BRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRT - BRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA - SWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOISH" is instantly recognized and either loved or loathed depending upon which team you’re playing for. Used exclusively by the USAF, now upgraded for precision engagement, it may be the finest CAS platform in existence.
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Moody AFB’s 23 Wing traces its roots back to the Claire Chenault’s AVG P-40 of squadrons WW2’s opening days. Absorbed into the Army Air Corps, they have flown 11 different types of aircraft at 14 different duty stations today flying the A-10.
Still carrying the famous tiger mouth her nose, 79-0189 belongs to the 74th FS Flying Tigers. She is depicted ready for deployment to a forward location carrying a pair of 600-gallon external tanks and a MUX-648 travel pod. Additionally, she carries a pair of AIM-9M missiles and an AN/AAQ-28 Litening ATP.
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During OPERATION DESERT STORM, Myrtle Beach’s 355 TFS A-10A’s deployed to King Fahd International Airport, Saudi Arabia to form the 354 TFW (Provisional) which included 144 A-10 and OA-10 jets. During hostilities, the Warthog’s were credited with destroying 987 tanks, 1026 artillery pieces, 1306 trucks, 53 SCUD missiles and launchers, 2000 miscellaneous vehicles, and even shot down 2 helicopters… that’s over 37 targets destroyed per jet.
80-0158, carrying the GAU-8 “smoking” Hog called Falcon 1 is shown painted in the European One camouflage carried by the Warthogs during DESERT STORM. She’s loaded with 4 x AGM-65D IR Maverick missiles mounted on a pair of LAU-88 triple launch rails, 4 x GBU-87/B Combined Effects Munitions on her inner pylons, a pair of AIM-9M’s on Station 1 and a LAU-131 2.75 FFAR rocket pod on Station 2 with an ALQ-184 ECM Pod and SUU-30 Flare Dispenser on the opposite side outer stations, a Pave Penny Laser Tracking Pod on the cheek station and the ever potent GAU-8 cannon.
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To commemorate their centennial, the Red Devils of Michigan ANG’s 107 FS created what may be the brightest paint job on any A-10. In honor of their WW2 action, the Heritage paint scheme started with a fairly standard olive drab over grey camo and added invasion stripes around the engine nacelles and wings. Yellow tail and nose marking brighten the look a bit, but the crowd pleaser is the 30-foot, bright red devil on both sides of the fuselage,
A-10C 81-0107 carries strike mission markings broken into bombing, AGM-65, and GAU-8 deliveries. She is configured with a LAU-131 carrying 7 x AGR-20 laser guided rockets, an AGM-65E Laser Maverick, 3 x GBU-38 JDAMs, 1 x GBU-54 Laser JDAM, an AN/AAQ-28 Litening Targeting Pod, and the awesome GAU-8 Avenger cannon.
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The 75 FS, nicknamed the Tiger Sharks, trace their history to the famous American Volunteer Group that flew P-40's against Imperial Japan in China before the US entered World War 2. Shortly after the Pearl Harbor attack, the AVG was absorbed into the Army Air Corps and the squadrons were designated the 73, 74, and 75 Fighter Squadrons. Markers of this lineage are reflected in the shark mouth adorning the nose and the "FT" tail code.
Currently assigned to the 23rd Wing at Moody AFB in Georgia, the 75th currently fly the A-10C as shown in the print.
79-207 is shown depicted ready for a permissive threat environment sortie with a LAU-25/F flare pod on station 2, AGM-65D's on stations 3/9, GBU-54/B L-JDAM on station 4/8, GBU-12B/B on stations 5/7, and an AN/AAQ-28 Litening pod on station 10. Stations 1, 6, and 11 are empty. She is loaded with a full load of 30mm cannon and chaff and flare expendables.
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The 107 FS, the Red Devils, is the current iteration of the 107 Aero Squadron formed in 1917. The Red Devils are a Michigan Air National Guard squadron based at Selfridge ANGB and part of the 127 FW.
The A-10C never came off the production line… they are a conversion of all remaining A-10A’s intended to bring the jet into the precision munitions age by adding in embedded INS/GPS platform, SATCOM, Data Link capability, AGM-65 capability on more stations, and compatibility with two different targeting pods to self-designate and engage targets with LGB's.
269 is shown ready for an early campaign mission necessitating a pair of AIM-9M missiles on station 1 and an AN/ALQ-184 ECM Pod on station 11. Additionally, she carries a SUU-131 2.75" Rocket Pod on station 2, AGM-65D IR missiles on stations 3/9, GBU-12B/B's on stations 4/8, a AN/AAQ-28 Litening Pod on station 10, and an AN/ALQ-184 pod on station 11.
She is assigned to the 107 FS/DO, Maj William "Disco" Rundell who, along with members of the squadron LPA, greatly assisted in my research.
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Following their F-4 SEA conflict operations, the Assam Dragons of the 25 TFS moved for a few years to Kadena AB before ultimately transitioning to the new A-10 at Suwon AB in South Korea. Although now based at Osan, the Dragons are the "home team" against North Korea's significant armored forces and are tasked to fly Close Air Support and Nail Forward Air Control missions.
80-0215 is shown as the Squadron Commander's jet denoted by the 25 FS graphic on the tail and the "Dragon Master" ladder door art. She is depicted ready for her sortie with an AN/ALQ-184 Electronics Counter Measures Pod on Station 1, a LAU-7 Rocket pod with AGR-20 Laser Guided Rockets on Station 2, AGM-65D IIR Maverick Missiles on Stations 3 and 9, GBU-12 Laser Guided Bombs on Stations 4 and 5, GBU-54 Laser JDAM Bombs on Station 6 and 7, an AN/AAS33 Sniper advanced Targeting Pod on Station 10 and a pair of AIM-9M Missiles for self-protection on Station 11. As always, her GAU-8 30 mm cannon is fully loaded with 1,174 rounds and her Chaff and Flare buckets are full.
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Following OPERATION DESERT STORM, the 354 TFW – including the 355 TFS and its A-10’s were assigned to PACAF and moved to Eielson AFB in Alaska.
81-0929 is shown as the 354 OG flagship shortly before the squadron stood down as part of 2007’s BRAC. She’s depicted with a maximum flexibility load out with a pair of AGM-65B EO Maverick missiles, a pair of GBU-12 LGB’s, a pair of MK 82 SE HDGP bombs, and a pair of MK 84 LDGP bombs… and of course, the GAU-8 cannon which has always been the jet’s bread and butter. For self-protection, she additionally carries a pair of AIM-9M IR missiles and a AN/ALQ-131 ECM pod.
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The Air Force Reserves 303 FS traces its history back to WW2 as a Troop Carrier squadron and operated observation, training, and airlift aircraft before joining the Reserves and transitioning to the A-10A in 1982. They relocated from Richards-Gerber AFB to Whiteman AFB in 1994.
80-0201 is shown carrying an AN/ALQ-184. AN/AAQ-28 Litening ATP. and a 600 Gallon external fuel tank in addition to AGM-65 Mavericks, GBU-12 LGB’s and AGR-20 laser rockets.
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