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Old 16th Aug 2011, 13:52
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Thud_and_Blunder
 
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GreenKnight121,

Posts like your last one are why I love visiting PPRuNe - I learn something new every day. Had no idea that the G91 ever appeared in US colours; certainly knew nothing of the Army A4 modification.

As for the A4 vs A10 argument - I'm sure that if Douglas had produced a way of getting a GAU-gun, titanium tub and a second donk into the Skyhawk then it would've been considered. Perhaps.

Apart from airborne FAC around Wales/ Mercia during my AAC tour (they always needed less hand-holding than any other jet), my only close-hand working experience of the A10 was during the first Gulf unpleasantness when our unit lurked at a base with a wing of them (you can tell I never did ISS, can't you?). Symbiotic, with information being shared during mission debriefs of benefit to each party. Much impressed by their LTC coming back after being bracketed by 57mm; 357 holes in the airframe, which was simply speed-taped and flown back into deeper Saudi for base repair.
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