A second United States Air Force combat aircraft crashed in the Persian Gulf region on Friday as rescue teams continued searching for a missing crew member from a downed F-15E Strike Eagle, according to two U.S. officials cited by The New York Times.
The second aircraft, an A-10 Thunderbolt II, went down near the Strait of Hormuz, and its pilot was safely rescued, the officials said.
The crash occurred around the same time that an F-15E was shot down over Iran, where one crew member has already been recovered and search teams continue looking for the second.
The a10 should not be in service in iran. Thats a death trap for its crew.
It’s a death trap for everyone. The rates of friendly fire for the A-10 are horrifying.
If I was an American Grunt i’d be ok with a few of my unit getting mowed down just to hear that sweet sweet brrrt
Yeah that does beat losing a friend…
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People were glazing smug about it being in service for so long despite attempts by US Generals to get it replaced.
Now I’m guessing those people are either pissed or unable to comprehend the A-10 getting the treatment of real life Warthogs caught in the wrong place and at the wrong time.