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An A-10 Thunderbolt II pilot discusses the airplane's performance with his crew chief at Aviano Air Base, Italy, after a mission against targets in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia on March 30, 1999, during NATO Operation Allied Force. The Thunderbolt, more commonly called a Warthog, and its crew are deployed to Aviano from the 81st Fighter Squadron, Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, in support of Allied Force.

An A-10 Thunderbolt II pilot discusses the airplane's performance with his crew chief at Aviano.

An A-10 Thunderbolt II pilot discusses the airplane's performance with his crew chief at Aviano Air Base, Italy, after a mission against targets in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia on March 30, 1999, during NATO Operation Allied Force. The Thunderbolt, more commonly called a Warthog, and its crew are deployed to Aviano from the 81st Fighter Squadron, Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, in support of Allied Force.

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