Landing Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II.
This A-10 is from Moody's Air Force Base In Georgia.
The Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II is a Fairchild fighter aircraft in service with the US Air Force. It is the only USAF aircraft developed primarily for the purpose of providing air support on the battlefield (close air support). It is specially equipped to destroy armored vehicles and other ground targets. The aircraft can also be used against ground targets further away from its own troops (air interdiction).
A secondary task the aircraft can perform is acting as a flying forward air controller; here the pilot talks other aircraft to the targets to be attacked on the ground.
The official name for the A-10 is Thunderbolt II. It was named after its World War II predecessor, the P-47 Thunderbolt. The Thunderbolt II was soon nicknamed "Warthog" or lump hog. This was because of its appearance, relatively low speed and flying altitude, rigidity and numerous armaments.
I took this photo on March 12, 2013.
I am Jaap van den Berg and photography has become a great passion of mine since 2010. Since then I travel all over the world to take pictures of military aircrafts. But besides aircraft I also love to photograph other subjects like landscapes, architecture, flowers, animals, .. Read more…