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Re:What It Feels Like to Fly an A-10 Warthog by rjsw on Wednesday January 27, 2021 @12:30PM (#25931042)
So many A-10s were damaged in Iraq that they were withdrawn from combat.
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Re:What It Feels Like to Fly an A-10 Warthog by rfreytag on Wednesday January 27, 2021 @01:27PM (#25931853)
Can you cite your source?

https://military.wikia.org/wiki/List_of_aviation_shootdowns_... ... says only one A-10 was lost during the conflict.

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Re:What It Feels Like to Fly an A-10 Warthog by tyingq on Wednesday January 27, 2021 @01:29PM (#25931890)
I believe he's talking about damaged aircraft that made it home. The list I posted is aircraft that were literally shot down.
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