1 posted on
04/08/2003 5:02:49 AM PDT by
kattracks
To: kattracks
WARTHOG DOWN! Oh. That doesn't sound as good as "Blackhawk Down". I guess we won't be hearing more "entertaining" news on this one. Run along and find news that sounds more like movies all ye objective journalists!
To: kattracks
There must still be some Russian military advisors helping the Iraqis.
3 posted on
04/08/2003 5:16:10 AM PDT by
laz17
(Socialism is the religion of the atheist.)
To: kattracks
It should not be said that it was "shot down" ... perhaps, "experienced a forced diminution of aerodynamic efficacy" would be more PC.
5 posted on
04/08/2003 5:44:19 AM PDT by
spodefly
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To: kattracks
Warthog is a tough airframe... I admire the Warthog pilots who are willing to get up close with that thing. Among the ground personnel, Warthog pilots seem to be about the most respected flyboys.
I've heard rumors that the Air Force is thinking about scrapping the A-10 for close air support and just changing the armaments on one of the fighter airframes... I really hope they don't do this. A fighter wouldn't loiter enough and those things cannot take a punch. This pilot would probably be dead now if he had been in a delicate fighter airframe.
To: kattracks
So that means the A-10 lost both wings and both engines otherwise it would have made it back.
7 posted on
04/08/2003 6:43:54 AM PDT by
finnman69
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