Saturday, June 13, 2026
Nearly a dozen A-10C Thunderbolt II attack jets landed at RAF Lakenheath in the U.K. earlier on Friday, sporting mission marks from operations in the Middle East as well as their distinctive nose art. The photos were taken by aviation photographer Andrew McKelvey, who told us that 11 Warthogs landed at Lakenheath at about 3 p.m. local time.
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ANG has a bunch of these at Gowen/BOI and see them on their training flights flying over our house (probably scouting fishing holes on the river) all the time Wave at them and they wiggle their wings back. Absolutely made my nephew’s year once. Awesome birds.
ReplyDeletefirst saw on back in the late 1970's . west Germany at a firing range. dust was coming out from UNDER the old tank. us Grunts where amazed at it.
ReplyDeleteand the air force has tried to kill it ever since. makes sense when you think about it. they only want weapons that don't work. look up the Dragon for a lesson on MCI greed and worthless shit. and that is when I learned to hate the damn MCI.
How long before Starmer and King Chuck decide they're "too warlike" and order the mission marks and nose art painted over?
ReplyDeleteAnd the USAF crew chiefs will tell both of them to "Push Off you F'n Wanker!"
DeleteSurprised a clever member of the A-10 community hasn't already named his jet Brrrrrrrrrrrrrt n Ernie.
ReplyDeleteThat you haven't seen that probably has something to do with copyright.
DeleteLike Samus, Diddy Kong and Lil Mac aren't?
DeleteUgly, but insanely effective. Don't retire them. Increase production.
ReplyDeleteAutonomous AI drones will finally ground the A-10s.
ReplyDeleteMy last duty station...RAF Hooterville.
ReplyDeleteAnne 6:26 - What kind of funny cigarettes have you been smoking? The Israelis want to be left alone and the f*cking godless muslims (small "m" intended) are working tooth and nail to eliminate the West.
ReplyDeleteKilling women and children is what they do best. However, they killed at least 40 Brits during one Gukf war, and threbble times that US servicemen. Collateral damage, it makes the USA proud indeed!
ReplyDeleteWould you like to go back to Lancasters and B-17's? Hey mate you can pop off 20,000 to 40,000 in one raid like Dresden. How about B-29's? You can lop off 100,000 in a pinch.( Like Tokyo) Even the old HE-111 can squeeze out 2K in a day like Guernica. I think your beef is you don't like us killing terrorists, eh?
DeleteA nation fighting in defence, using Lancaster's at great cost, cannot be compared to a man who rapes 10-year-olds and follows the orders of a demented Netanyahu who kills children and women for fun. Still, there are always killer Yanks willing to do this....
DeletePoor little Anne 12:17. I'll bet his mommy can make him feel better with some ice cream and his Winnie the Poo bear.
DeleteSo, no sensible answer again John?
DeleteIndeed! But Israel has bought Starmer and his cabinet, owns the BBC News, and the billionaires, often from the USA, will not allow their friend Bibi to be upset.
ReplyDeleteI note John has been watching Fox again.
ReplyDeleteI love these guys...
ReplyDeleteThey get in there and make things happen, "up close"...
Aircraft "nose art" is so interesting too...
It conveys the personality of the pilot/crew...
There should be a museum commissioned towards preserving "ALL" aircraft nose art...
“Cock of the Walk” first comes to mind. In a positive sense, these Gents are easily at the top of their game with a deserved share fair of “I got this” confidence, ability and authority. Extra points for not letting "BBB" hinder their swagger.
ReplyDeleteI knew an A-10 pilot that turned down a promotion so he could stay in the cockpit.
ReplyDeleteI have a retired US Maine pilot who went into the Air Force Reserve in order to fly "Warthogs." He says that it's the best plane in the world.
DeletePersonally, I do not watch commercial TV of any kind. On the other hand, I have been paying attention to the Middle East since the 1967 War where the godless muslims (small "m" intended) tried to force the Israelis into the sea and the Hebs kicked their goat humping azzes. The azz kicking goes on even today.
ReplyDeleteRead accounts no small number where shot down by the Iranians. Could be as high as 11. Some over the straight waters some over land and islands. Just saying, it is all unverifiable by simple civilians, and hard clamp downs on news of actual events obscures the facts.
ReplyDeleteIt's Sunday, June 14th and I just read that the Air Farce just extended the Warthog's service until 2030.
ReplyDeleteTell me that you've never seen any BBC output without saying it:
ReplyDeleteBut Israel ... owns the BBC News,. LOL, no.
The BBC is routinely anti-semetic and anti-israeli in both their broadcasts and print. It is a hard-left, almost Maoist, organisation.
Briggs, who owns the Jerusalem Post, but does not say where the money comes from, is an Israeli, the head man at BBC News is steeped in Zionism, and the American BBC Middle East correspondent turns out to work for Mossad. Check facts yank, the BBC is owned by Israel, run by the far right, and only ignorant Americans living in a child rapists dream world, found on FOX, think otherwise.
DeleteInstead of calling them muslims, small m, call them islams, small i, that would make it a more truer name for it.
ReplyDeleteHeltau