A-10 "Warthog" Flies Home to Hagerstown-Birthplace of the A-10 Thunderbolt II [Link mogu videti samo ulogovani korisnici] [Link mogu videti samo ulogovani korisnici] Citat:After 46 years of military service spanning combat missions in Afghanistan and Iraq, a veteran Fairchild A-10 Thunderbolt II “Warthog” will make its final flight this month, returning to the Maryland city where it was born.
The historic aircraft, tail number 79-0087, is scheduled to touch down at Hagerstown Regional Airport at noon on Sept. 22, marking what is likely the last time an A-10 will ever land at the airport where more than 700 of the legendary attack aircraft were built between 1976 and 1984.
The homecoming flight serves as the capstone to a weekend celebrating the 100th anniversary of Fairchild Aircraft, the company that put Hagerstown on the aviation map and whose legacy continues to define the city’s identity.
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Citat:U.S. Air Force A-10C Thunderbolt II “Warthog” Close-Air Support Attack Aircraft with the “Flying Tigers” of the 74th Fighter Squadron, prepare to takeoff last night from an airbase in the Middle East for strikes against the Islamic State (ISIS) in Syria, dubbed Operation Hawkeye Strike.
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Американский штурмовик A-10C Thunderbolt II ВВС США на аэродроме в зоне ответственности Центрального командования США перед операцией «Hawkeye Strike», 10 января 2026 г.
Под крыльями самолёта видны высокоточные авиабомбы GBU-31(V)3/B и контейнер AN/AAQ-28(V)4 LITENING AT.
Citat:Last month, the USAF quietly deactivated the 40th Flight Test Sqn Detachment 1, the unit that tested, evaluated, and helped evolve the A-10.
The service wanted to retire all 163 Warthogs this year, but Congress stepped in and blocked the move. For now, only 59 A-10s can be retired in 2026 - a stay of execution for an aircraft the USAF has been trying to sunset for years.
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Photos Confirm Link 16 Capability on Select A-10s Citat:The long-awaited upgrade improves networked situational awareness but has been fielded on only a handful of Warthogs, with the new antenna nearly indistinguishable from the existing TACAN installation.
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Citat:U.S. Airmen assigned to the 75th Mission Generation Force Element perform hot-pit refueling operations on an A-10C at a base in the USCENTCOM AOR (presumably Muwaffaq Salti AB, Jordan), Feb. 1, 2026. The ground-attack aircraft is also seen being armed with a GBU-54 LJDAM.
(📸/U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tylin Rust)
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