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A-10 Thunderbolt II
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A-10 Thunderbolt II
"Warthog" |
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The A-10 "Warthog" was the most heavily damaged aircraft of the campaign due to it's low and slow flying mission. They'd circle areas making them extremely vulnerable to ground fire and surface to air missiles. Due to the severe damage, a couple of aircraft listed below didn't come home with us. We stripped'm of parts and buried them in the Saudi desert. The rest were repaired, some more than once, and sent back to action. Some of the repairs were major depot level repairs, such as Center Wing splits and Outer Wing replacements not thought possible in the field. But the 2951st CLSS proved they were possible... and successful!
A-10 Battle Damages
A-10's lost in combat during Desert Storm
A-10 Units participating in Operation Desert StormF-16 Battle Damage: 88-0488
F-4 Battle Damage: 69-0571 (destroyed)
C-130 Battle Damage: KAF 325
