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☆ Here's why these US Air Force A-10 attack aircraft rock fearsome shark teeth war paint
  + stars: | 2023-01-02 | by ( Ryan Pickrell | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +6 min
An A-10 pilot told Insider about the history of the shark teeth war paint. Those planes are the ones rocking the ferocious shark teeth war paint, he said. US Air Force Senior Airman Brandon Hill, 74th Aircraft Maintenance Unit dedicated crew chief, guides Lt. Col. Matthew Shelly, the 74th Fighter Squadron commander, at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, June, 26 2021 US Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. The first P-40s to feature the shark mouth war paint were the British Royal Air Force Tomahawks. The 74th and 75th Fighter Squadrons are still part of the 23rd Fighter Group while the 76th is now a Reserve unit with 476th Fighter Group.
☆ A-10 pilot reveals what it was like trying to land an attack aircraft that was literally falling apart around her
  + stars: | 2022-12-19 | by ( Ryan Pickrell | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +13 min
Taylor Bye's A-10 attack aircraft started falling apart on a training flight. US Air Force photo by Andrea JenkinsWhen Bye attempted to fire the cannon on a strafing run, she heard a troubling pop. Bye commissioned into the Air Force in 2015 straight out of the United States Air Force Academy, where she first flew. Her first ever solo flight was in a DA20 in Colorado during Air Force pilot training, and the experience, she said, "was so much fun." 995, for the first time since the Air Force maintenance and repair teams finished putting it back together.
☆ South Korea's F-35A fighter jets had to be grounded 172 times over 18 months because of malfunctions
  + stars: | 2022-10-10 | by ( David Cenciotti | The Aviationist | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +4 min
A South Korean lawmaker is concerned about the issues affecting the country's F-35A fighter jets. The jets were "operationally unready" 234 times in an 18-month period ending in June 2022, the lawmaker said, citing air force data. A South Korean Air Force F-35A. A South Korean F-35A. In total, South Korea ordered 40 F-35A, the last of those was delivered in January this year.
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