{"id":60700,"date":"2025-09-05T20:45:35","date_gmt":"2025-09-05T18:45:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/?p=60700"},"modified":"2025-09-10T20:54:53","modified_gmt":"2025-09-10T18:54:53","slug":"the-maryland-ang-shows-off-its-a-10-warthog-attack-aircraft-in-an-excellent-short-film","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/2025\/09\/05\/the-maryland-ang-shows-off-its-a-10-warthog-attack-aircraft-in-an-excellent-short-film\/","title":{"rendered":"The Maryland ANG shows off its A-10 Warthog attack aircraft in an excellent short film"},"content":{"rendered":"

The A-10 Thunderbolt II, popularly known as the \"Warthog,\" is more than just an attack aircraft: it's already an aviation legend.<\/p>\n

The audacity of two A-10 Thunderbolt II pilots to assist a comrade<\/a><\/rel>
\nThe operation of the A-10 Thunderbolt II attack aircraft explained in great detail<\/a><\/rel><\/p>\n

This excellent aircraft, specialized in close air support, made its first flight on May 10, 1972<\/strong>, so it already has 53 years of history, despite which it remains a very valid aircraft and practically irreplaceable thanks to its peculiar characteristics<\/strong>, which make it a very resistant weapons platform, capable of diving into combat at low altitude in all types of conditions, often becoming a guardian angel for American soldiers<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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A Maryland ANG A-10C, AF78-705 (78-0705), at Martin State Airport on March 26, 2025. This aircraft was a later retrofitted A-10A. This year was the first Maryland ANG A-10C to be sent to the Davis-Monthan AFB aircraft boneyard (Photo: U.S. Air National Guard).<\/div>\n

Between 1972 and 1984, 715 A-10s were manufactured.<\/strong> According to data from the USAF Almanac 2025<\/a>, 219 A-10s of the A-10C variant remain in active service today.<\/strong> The majority of these (141) are in USAF fighter squadrons, with 31 in the Air National Guard (ANG) and 47 in the Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC). Three Air National Guards operate the A-10: those of Idaho, Maryland, and Michigan.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Another image of A-10C AF78-705 (78-0705). The dispatch of these aircraft to the Davis-Monthan AFB boneyard marks the end of an era that began in 1979 with the arrival of the first A-10As to the Maryland ANG (Photo: U.S. Air National Guard).<\/div>\n

The Maryland Air National Guard was the first to receive the A-10, in 1979<\/strong>, as part of its 175th Wing, 104th Fighter Squadron, based at Warfield ANGB, east of Baltimore. It received its aircraft directly from Fairchild's factory in Hagerstown<\/strong>, located in the same state. In 2007, the Maryland ANG's A-10As were replaced with the current A-10Cs. In 2010, the Maryland ANG's A-10Cs deployed to Kandahar, Afghanistan<\/strong>, as part of Operation Enduring Freedom.<\/p>\n

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A Maryland ANG A-10C in display at the Bollen Air-to-Ground Range, Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania, August 9, 2025 (Photo: U.S. Air National Guard).<\/div>\n

This year, the Maryland ANG has begun sending some of its A-10Cs to<\/strong> the Davis-Monthan AFB aircraft boneyard<\/a>, marking the end of active service for these fine aircraft. Perhaps that's why, this Friday, HeavyMetalConcepts<\/a> has published another of its excellent videos in which the Maryland ANG shows these aircraft<\/strong>, to the pilots who fly them and to their ground crew, a short film full of nostalgia and admiration for this magnificent aircraft:<\/strong><\/p>\n