And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Saturday, May 16, 2026
Battle damage like that and it still made it home. Impressive.
I will see "speed tape" on my airplane every now and then as a repair of various dings and gouges from careless ground crew. This looks like it needs some type of "speed Saran wrap"...the extra wide roll.
See a A-10 aircraft number and always wonder if I ever worked on it. Assuming it's 5 or 650 ( no 850 ) so after my time. Can't make out ones in background.
AI image, everything about that picture is wrong. Navy cranials on ground crew, no base near any conflict looks like that, trucks are wrong, no emergency vehicles, AGE equipment is hooked up and would not be on a battle damaged arrival, no panels open, no gawkers. Totally BS image
Grommit, Nothing says that craft was damaged in the present unpleasantness, I've seen that same head gear on Air Force loaders at Red Flag,and the AGE power unit would definitely be hooked up so the crew chief and avionics crew can run needed checks. Dennis the librarian shusher
Yep. AI. "While the image is presented on social media as a real photograph of the famous A-10 flown by Major Kim Campbell after taking heavy fire over Baghdad in 2003, it is a modern digital creation." Damage on top, not bottom? Sheetmetal spread out, no underlying damage. Maintenance guy using a flashlight during the day? (lighting effect) Acft still armed? Power cart doesn't look right, not the -60's I've used. Power cart wrong location, and cabling to acft incorrect. Images out there (real!) of warthogs with a lot more damage than this. Alan E.
One of the best feats of engineering in the military. They were given a task with requirements, and exceeded the goal in spades. Shame what the perfumed princes on the potomac are doing to her.
I will see "speed tape" on my airplane every now and then as a repair of various dings and gouges from careless ground crew. This looks like it needs some type of "speed Saran wrap"...the extra wide roll.
ReplyDeleteNot your airplane. CC lets you borrow it.
DeleteI wonder how many inocent children he killed.
ReplyDeleteWorking towards all of them.
DeleteNo such thing.
DeleteOnly the ones that the "brave" mohammedans like adull were hiding behind
DeleteNot enough. "Innocent children" rasied by evil men don't remain innocent children for very long.
DeleteSee a A-10 aircraft number and always wonder if I ever worked on it. Assuming it's 5 or 650 ( no 850 ) so after my time. Can't make out ones in background.
ReplyDeleteAI image, everything about that picture is wrong. Navy cranials on ground crew, no base near any conflict looks like that, trucks are wrong, no emergency vehicles, AGE equipment is hooked up and would not be on a battle damaged arrival, no panels open, no gawkers. Totally BS image
ReplyDeleteWow, you an agency analyst? If not, should be.
DeleteGrommit,
DeleteNothing says that craft was damaged in the present unpleasantness, I've seen that same head gear on Air Force loaders at Red Flag,and the AGE power unit would definitely be hooked up so the crew chief and avionics crew can run needed checks.
Dennis the librarian shusher
Yep. AI. "While the image is presented on social media as a real photograph of the famous A-10 flown by Major Kim Campbell after taking heavy fire over Baghdad in 2003, it is a modern digital creation."
DeleteDamage on top, not bottom? Sheetmetal spread out, no underlying damage.
Maintenance guy using a flashlight during the day? (lighting effect)
Acft still armed?
Power cart doesn't look right, not the -60's I've used.
Power cart wrong location, and cabling to acft incorrect.
Images out there (real!) of warthogs with a lot more damage than this.
Alan E.
Hail to the King, baby!
ReplyDeleteStart cart attached, being armed... he's not going out again like that... is he?
ReplyDeleteJohn,
DeleteLoaders both load and unload munitions. that is a power unit not start cart,
Dennis the librarian shusher
John,
DeleteWeapons troops both arm and de arm aircraft, That is not a start cart, it is a power unit,
Dennis the librarian shusher
Now that is what I would call "Close Air Support."
ReplyDeleteCall out the All Work Center Tiger Team!
ReplyDeletei've had to chase down ducks and geese that looked shot up like that.
ReplyDeleteCrew thinking "A couple beer cans and duck tape, the rest will buff out."
ReplyDeleteOne of the best feats of engineering in the military. They were given a task with requirements, and exceeded the goal in spades. Shame what the perfumed princes on the potomac are doing to her.
ReplyDelete