Move Back
ADVERTISEMENT
Skip
  • Published
    11 Images

    11 amazing A-10 Warthog images

    The future of the A-10 “Warthog” continues to be hotly debated in Washington following the Air Force’s plan to retire the attack jet.  Here are some of the most striking images of the iconic close air-support aircraft.

  • Afghanistan combat mission
    A U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt aircraft from Bagram Air Base flies a combat mission over Afghanistan, in this handout photograph taken on June 14, 2009 and obtained on May 20, 2014. (REUTERS/Staff Sgt. Jason Robertson/U.S. Air Force/Handout via Reuters)
    read more
  • Four A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft in formation
    Four A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft from the 111th Fighter Wing, Willow Grove Air Reserve Station in Pennsylvania, fly in formation after taking on fuel near the Pennsylvania-New Jersey border, in this May 25, 2005 photograph obtained on May 20, 2014. (REUTERS/Kenn Mann/U.S. Air Force/Handout)
    read more
  • Kandahar take-off
    A U.S.Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II fighter-jet from the 81st Expeditionary Fighter Squadron takes-off for a mission over Kandahar province, Kandahar Air Field, September 2, 2010. (REUTERS/Oleg Popov)
    read more
  • Singapore Airshow manoeuvre
    A U.S. Air Force (USAF) A-10 Thunderbolt II ground-attack aircraft performs a manoeuvre during the Singapore Airshow February 2, 2010. (REUTERS/Tim Chong)
    read more
  • Air Power Day, South Korea
    The U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt fires flares during a performance at Air Power Day at the U.S. airbase in Osan, about 37 miles south of Seoul, October 6, 2007. (REUTERS/Han Jae-Ho)
    read more
  • Fenway Park flight
    A-10 fighter jets from the Bradley Air National Guard base in Connecticut fly over Fenway Park durng pre-game ceremonies at the home opener for the Boston Red Sox against the Toronto Blue Jays in Boston, Massachusetts April 11, 2006. (REUTERS/Brian Snyder)
    read more
  • Baghdad mission
    A U.S. A-10 Warthog drops flares to evade anti-aircraft artillery as it flies over Baghdad April 8, 2003. (REUTERS/Faleh Kheiber)
    read more
  • Bagram ground crew
    Staff Sergeant Keith Haas of the US Air Force adjusts equipment on a A-10 Warthog warplane at Bagram Air Base, north of Kabul April 17, 2002. (REUTERS/Peter Andrews)
    read more
  • Close Air Support mission
    An Air Force Reserve A-10 Thunderbolt II on another close Air Support (CAS) mission in support of Operation Enduring Freedom May 20, 2002. (REUTERS/U.S. Air Force/Staff Sgt. Ricky A. Bloom)
    read more
  • Operation Enduring Freedom
    Chris, an A-10 crew chief from the 104th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, directs an A-10 toward the runway for a night mission as part of operation Enduring Freedom in an unspecified location in Southwest Asia. Handout photo released on Oct. 22, 2001. (REUTERS/U.S. Air Force photo)
    read more
  • Iconic fighter jets
    A-10A Thunderbolt II jets, also known as the Warthog, fly in this undated file photo. (REUTERS/U.S. Air Force)
    read more
  • Published
    11 Images

    11 amazing A-10 Warthog images

    The future of the A-10 “Warthog” continues to be hotly debated in Washington following the Air Force’s plan to retire the attack jet.  Here are some of the most striking images of the iconic close air-support aircraft.

Move Forward
  • 11 amazing A-10 Warthog images
  • Afghanistan combat mission
  • Four A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft in formation
  • Kandahar take-off
  • Singapore Airshow manoeuvre
  • Air Power Day, South Korea
  • Fenway Park flight
  • Baghdad mission
  • Bagram ground crew
  • Close Air Support mission
  • Operation Enduring Freedom
  • Iconic fighter jets