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Warthog Wednesday featuring the A-10 Thunderbolt II

October 27, 2021 by Tony Leave a Comment

Warthog Wednesday featuring the A-10 Thunderbolt II
An A-10 banks hard during an air show in Colorado. (© Tony’s Takes)

Continuing to intermittently share my pictures from The Great Colorado Air Show a couple weeks ago. This was one of the two military aircraft I was most looking forward to seeing.

The A-10, affectionately nicknamed the Warthog, is absolutely legendary. It is a plane, quite literally, built around a gun – a beast that shoots 30mm rounds at nearly 4,000 rounds per minute. That gun and the other armament the plane can carry make it perfectly suited for its mission of providing close air support to ground troops. Titanium armor helps to protect the pilot and the essential aircraft systems from ground fire.

For the air show, the demonstration team showcased the plane’s maneuverability and demonstrated attack maneuvers like what are used in combat. These planes may not be the prettiest or the fastest but they are nothing short of incredible.

Photographer’s note: I thank you for continuing to indulge me while I share some pictures of “birds” far different from what you normally see on this page. It was a fun and challenging event photographing the planes at the air show and don’t worry, feathered birds and furry creatures will certainly continue to dominate the pictures you see here.

An A-10 takes off for a demonstration at the Great Colorado Air Show. (© Tony's Takes)
An A-10 takes off for a demonstration at the Great Colorado Air Show. (© Tony’s Takes)
An A-10 performs a high-G turn during an air show in Colorado. (© Tony's Takes)
An A-10 performs a high-G turn during an air show in Colorado. (© Tony’s Takes)
An A-10 makes a turn with the Rocky Mountains below and behind. (© Tony's Takes)
An A-10 makes a turn with the Rocky Mountains below and behind. (© Tony’s Takes)
An A-10 flies upside down during a roll. (© Tony's Takes)
An A-10 flies upside down during a roll. (© Tony’s Takes)
An A-10 performs during the Great Colorado Air Show. (© Tony's Takes)
An A-10 performs during the Great Colorado Air Show. (© Tony’s Takes)
The pilot of an A-10 waves to the crowd at the Great Colorado Air Show. (© Tony's Takes)
The pilot of an A-10 waves to the crowd at the Great Colorado Air Show. (© Tony’s Takes)

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