Aircraft · Air
A-10 Thunderbolt II
Close-air-support aircraft family, including the A-10C described by the Air Force.
by Fairchild Republic · First fielded 1976
FieldedAircraftAirFieldedMar 1976
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Photo: U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Audree Campbell · Public domain (PD-USGov-Military-Air Force) · Resized and reencoded as WebP; no additional crop. Commons source includes minor noise correction and a thin bottom crop.
Milestones19721976
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- MilestoneReported
Earliest documented public appearance: Edwards open-house display
Earliest supported public appearance found in the sources reviewed for this research; not a claim of the first-ever announcement or original unveiling. Earlier evidence may revise this date. A firsthand attendee’s photographic account dates the YA-10A prototype display. The exact day follows that account; it is not independently corroborated here.
- First deliveryConfirmed
First production A-10A delivered
- FieldedConfirmed
A-10 deployment
The latest 10 milestones. Solid entries are confirmed, outlined reported, dashed estimated or still to come; dotted italic entries are speculative. Dates show only the precision the sources give.
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