Sunday, May 6, 2018

This 1977 Film Shows The Capabilities Of The A-10



Popular Mechanics: The A-10 Warthog Was a Badass Even in This Old-School '70s Film

The film is classic A-10.

A recently unearthed film from 1977 is a delightfully old-school look at the early days of the A-10 Warthog. Produced by the U.S. Air Force, “A-10 Capabilities and Sortie Surge” shows off the close air support jet during its earliest days, when it was on its way to winning America’s heart.

This is an honest-to-goodness film, produced on 16-millimeter stock to be projected on a portable screen for an audience of military and government people crammed into the same room. If nothing else, it's a reminder that while the rugged A-10 is still doing its close air support job, the Warthog is as old as some oft-parodied classroom films.

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WNU editor: They knew even then that this was a special military plane.

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