A-10 Thunderbolt Army Air Corps and other visiting heads of

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beginning in 1993 and culminating in October 1997 when the 7th Bomb Wing at Dyess AFB flew the last nuclear mission

It had no horizontal tail surfaces

000 feet) undeveloped strips of land

Powered by a pulse-jet engine producing 300 kg (660 lb) of thrust and mounted above the rear of the fuselage

A-10 Thunderbolt Army Air Corps and other visiting heads ofA 10 Thunderbolt airplane model. The Republic A 10 and OA 10 Thunderbolt IIs are the first Air Force aircraft specially designed for close air support of ground forces. They are simple, effective and survivable twin engine jet aircraft that can be used against all ground targets, including tanks and other armored vehicles. The primary mission of the A 10 is to provide day and night close air combat support for friendly land forces and to act as