Hobby Master 1:72 Air Power Series Diecast Model

Fairchild Republic A-10C Thunderbolt II – 81-0976, 354th FS "Bulldogs" (as the 354th Expeditionary FS), USAF, Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, April 2017

1:72 Scale.  Length: 8.75”.  Wingspan: 9.5”


Limited production of approximately 800 models worldwide

The 354th FS, 355th Fighter Wing, from Davis-Monthan AFB, Arizona received its first A-10C in 2009. In 2017 the 354th FS deployed to Incirlik Air Base, Turkey as part of Operation Inherent Resolve. OIR was led by the U.S. and partner countries in an effort to eliminate ISIS forces that active in Iraq, Syria and other Middle East nations. One of the A-10C Thunderbolt IIs deployed was 81-0976, which was delivered to the USAF in 1981 and originally assigned to the 81st TFW at RAF Woodridge-Bentwaters.

The A-10 Thunderbolt II is a twin-engine ground-attack aircraft developed by Fairchild Republic for the U.S. Air Force. First flown on May 10, 1972, the A-10A entered service in March 1976. It was designed around the GAU-8 Avenger, a 30 mm internal rotary cannon that is the airplane's primary armament and the heaviest such automatic cannon mounted on any aircraft. In addition to its cannon, the A-10 can be armed with a combination of rockets, missiles, bombs and other mission equipment on eleven pylon stations under the wings and fuselage.

Designed for survivability, the A-10s airframe includes 1,200 pounds (540 kg) of titanium armor for protection of the cockpit and other systems that enables the aircraft to continue flying even after damage from enemy fire. Commonly known by its nickname "Warthog" the A-10 is highly maneuverable at low speeds and low altitude and capable of short take-offs and landings.

The A-10 was used in combat for the first time during the 1991 Gulf War, destroying more than 900 Iraqi tanks, 2,000 other military vehicles and 1200 artillery pieces, making it by far the most effective aircraft of the war. A-10s also shot down two helicopters with the GAU-8 cannon. The A-10 flew 8,100 sorties and launched 90% of the AGM-65 Maverick missiles fired in the conflict.


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