Damaged by an Iraqi missile during Operation Iraqi Freedom. The guys that shot the missile must have been despondent to see the hit, but then watch the hog simply fly away. Might as well pack up your bags and go home, cause you won't be bringing that plane down.
Damn! What's the back story on this bird c w?
ReplyDeleteI found the story and posted a link.
DeleteIt's one of the finest aircraft EVER built.
ReplyDeleteNaturally, USAF wants to replace it with something totally unsuited for close air support. In a more generous world, USAF would transfer the aircraft to US Army, but that would be giving up turf and the USAF generally would rather be de-nutted than see that happen.
In three years, we can hopefully correct the error.
DeleteLL, it seems that most of the generals and admirals have been de-nutted for the last five years.
DeleteWow, a website called Warthog News! Life is good!
ReplyDeleteBookmark it!
DeleteWarthog eh?? 'Ya gotta love em'!! So it got beat up in a firefight, no problem!! If it got "too bad" there's always that "yellow handle!!! Ask "the old Rigger!!" 'Love it when 'ya get a bottle of whiskey for a save....that's the tradition.
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