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16.5" |
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15.25" |
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Price: $179.95
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A-10 Warthog Model Airplane: Extremely
Detailed and Finely Crafted
Warplanes brings and introduces you a finely handcrafted
A-10 Warthog model airplane made of the finest grade
materials which underwent stages of meticulous and careful
sanding, carving and modeling to its original form. Our highly
skilled master craftsmen painstakingly and passionately worked
on the A-10 Warthog scale model airplane's details, ensuring
exactness and precision based on the original airplane.
The A-10 Warthog model plane's paint scheme and markings are
extremely accurate and precise, depicting the true original A-10
Warthog. Like all other airplane models, the A-10 Warthog
model plane comes complete with fuselage, wings and glass
cockpit and other intricate parts. It also comes with a sturdy,
durable base with a chrome steel support mounting rod or you can
have our variable pitch wall mount accessory, allowing your A10
Warthog model aircraft plane to be displayed either hanging on
the wall or the ceiling for an added effect. This top-quality
A10 Warthog model plane will surely be appreciated by anyone who
receives this elegant desktop display as a gift.
A-10 Warthog History:
The A-10 Thunderbolt was manufactured by Fairchild-Republic
for the United States Air Force. The A-10 is the first
single-seat, twin engine jet aircraft especially designed for
close air support of ground forces. A-10s are effective for
ground combats, such as attacking tanks, armored vehicles, and
other ground targets. It also provides a limited air
interdiction role. The A-10 is more commonly known by its
nickname "Warthog" or simply "Hog".
The A-10 Thunderbolt took its first flight on May 10, 1972.
The first A-10s produced flew in October 1975, and was delivered
to the 355th Tactical Training Wing at Davis-Monthan Air Force
Base, Arizona, in March 1976. The Warthog was later introduced
and became operational in October 1977. A total of 715 A-10
Thunderbolt's were produced.
During the Persian Gulf War in 1991, Warthogs were widely
used and have shown their power as the greatest tank-killing
aircraft in history. A total of 144 A-10's were deployed during
the war and flew 8,624 missions with just five airplanes lost.
Pilots of the A-10's frequently flew up to three missions per
day. Most airplanes survived direct attacks from heat-seeking
missiles and managed to return safely.
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