This
Model was gifted to me by some good friends along with an A-6 Intruder, both
1/72 scale. This scale is not my favorite as my eyes aren’t as good and my
fingers are to fat! I almost gave up on this one as it seemed to fight me every
step of the way (maybe ‘cause I don’t like 1/72) In the end, I was
reasonably satisfied with the results and was pleased to add a few RBF Flags
for a little further detail to the kit. I might have gotten a bit carried away
with the weathering but the research that I did indicated that these birds got
pretty dirty while in action.
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This
version of the Warthog is part of Operation Iraqi Freedom. On 30
April 2003,
USCENTAF issued
Operation Iraqi Freedom: By the Numbers, a declassified report about the aerial
campaign in the conflict. Sixty A-10s were deployed in
Iraq
; one was shot down near Baghdad
International Airport by Iraqi fire late in the campaign. Of the A-10s
deployed, 47 were Air National Guard Aircraft, and 12 were from the Air Force
Reserve. The A-10 had a mission capable rate of 85% in the war, and fired
311,597 rounds of 30 mm ammunition. The A-10 also flew 32 missions in which the
aircraft dropped propaganda leaflets over Iraq.
Bob
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