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Lt Col Charlie Brown
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I so disagree with mothballing the A-10. I've seen it in action and I did my stint at McClellan's depot following the A-10...takes a licking and keeps on ticking! Seriously, it is an amazing plane.
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SMSgt Lawrence McCarter
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Yes, and back in the Vietnam war they found the fast movers could NOT provide the close air support needed. They were to fast and also used so much fuel they could NOT loiter in the area. The WWII vintage, prop driven A1E "Sky Raider" had to be taken out of mothballs ands put back in service to fill that role. I saw first hand how effective the A1E was in that role. The A10 was designed for that very same purpose and has already proved over and over again it is 100% up to the job. It seems some people never learn an aircrafts design should depend on the intended use, NOT just how fast and impressive it is. For some missions the simple solution is the most effective one.
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SMSgt Lawrence McCarter I forgot about this plane but yes this was an awesome Vietnam close air support aircraft.
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Edited 2 y ago
https://youtu.be/LENv3L_zbjg

This video has a lot more action than the other one I just posted in this discussion.
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TSgt Carl Johnson
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As a former TACP, and a former Intel troop, I couldn't agree more. This is a critically needed airframe. If the Air Force wants to maintain control of fixed wing platforms, they must keep this, or a more capable (highly unlikely) replacement in the active inventory. Otherwise, they should just turn it over to the Army and Marines and be done with it. Have the USAF pilots that fly it train theirs and give those that want to continue to fly it the option to transfer into the Army.
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