![]() Their tail insignia suggests that these hogs belong to 51st Fighter Wing based in Osan Air Base, South Korea,” Lee Ann Quann, a military enthusiast, said on Twitter while sharing the photographs of the Warthog on the tarmac. “Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II attackers of the United States Air Force chilling in Da Nang International Airport (Da Nang, Vietnam) – Saigon Ground Services. The A-10 flew for the first time on May 10, 1972, as the Vietnam War was winding down. Its rapid bursts, seven barrels firing 65 rounds per second, have turned “an enemy soldier’s bowels to water.” The aircraft was conceived after the debacle of the US aircraft in providing close air support to its ground troops. ![]() Mounted on its nose, the Gatling gun is one of its kind fitted on an aircraft to date. The most notable feature of A-10s is General Electric’s GAU-8 30mm rotary cannon. The ‘Warthog’ has been in the news as the US Congress has been recommending to phase out the aircraft serving in the USAF for 51 years. This is the first citing of the ‘tank killer’ and a Close Air Support (CAS) aircraft in Vietnam since the normalization of its ties with the US. In an unprecedented touchdown, Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II’ Warthog’ of the US Air Force landed in Vietnam.
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