2002, ISBN: 9781780963068

The A-10 was never a favourite amongst the USAF's senior staff, and prior to Iraq's invasion of Kuwait in 1990 they had attempted to transfer the aircraft to the US Army and Marine Corps.… Plus…

The A-10 was never a favourite amongst the USAF's senior staff, and prior to Iraq's invasion of Kuwait in 1990 they had attempted to transfer the aircraft to the US Army and Marine Corps. Reprieved from premature retirement, the A-10 would see combat in the Balkans during the mid-1990s and over Iraq in Operations Northern Watch and Southern Watch until Operation Iraqi Freedom began in 2003. Following the 11 September 2001 attacks in the United States, the Bush administration responded with the instigation of Operation Enduring Freedom. A-10 aircraft first entered the fray during Operation Anaconda in March 2002. During Anaconda four A-10s flying from Pakistan provided 21 straight hours of FAC (A)/CAS coverage. The untold story of the A-10 in Enduring Freedom will be explored and presented as never before through first hand interviews and photography from those involved, along with official military achieves. This title is the first of three planned covering the combat experience of the USAF's A-10 Thunderbolt II units. Follow-on volumes will examine the role of the Warthog during Operation Desert Storm and Operation Iraqi Freedom. Digital Content>E-books>Military History>Weapons of War>Aircraft, Bloomsbury Publishing Digital >16<

2002, ISBN: 9781780963068

A relic of the Cold War, the A-10 Thunderbolt II first saw action in Afghanistan during the near-disastrous Operation Anaconda campaign in March 2002, initially flying from an airfield in… Plus…

A relic of the Cold War, the A-10 Thunderbolt II first saw action in Afghanistan during the near-disastrous Operation Anaconda campaign in March 2002, initially flying from an airfield in Pakistan and then from Bagram. During Anaconda four A-10s provided 21 straight hours of Forward Air Control (Airborne)/Close Air Support (CAS) coverage for troops under fire. Since then the flexibility of the A-10 has persisted in-theatre. This commitment has seen nine active duty, reserve and Air National Guard squadrons taking their turn in the frontline supporting Coalition forces operating across Afghanistan. Clearly acknowledged as the premier CAS aircraft committed to Operation Enduring Freedom, the once disposable A-10 has become indispensable. The first Combat Aircraft volume on the 'Hog', this book chronicles five years of A-10 service in Operation Enduring Freedom from 2002 to 2007 through first-hand combat accounts and photography from those involved, as well as specially commissioned profile artwork.; PDF; History & Transport > Humamities > Regional & national history > Asian history, I.B.Tauris<

2002, ISBN: 9781780963068

*A-10 Thunderbolt II Units of Operation Enduring Freedom 2002-07* / epub eBook für 16.99 € / Aus dem Bereich: eBooks, Geschichte & Dokus Medien > Bücher nein eBook als epub eBooks > Gesch… Plus…

*A-10 Thunderbolt II Units of Operation Enduring Freedom 2002-07* / epub eBook für 16.99 € / Aus dem Bereich: eBooks, Geschichte & Dokus Medien > Bücher nein eBook als epub eBooks > Geschichte & Dokus, Bloomsbury UK<

2002, ISBN: 9781780963068

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2013, ISBN: 9781780963068

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