A-10 Thunderbolt II Twin engined jet flying cannon at RAFLeuchars in Fife Scotland.
Primarily seen as a weapons platform whose Armament included 0ne 30 mm GAU-8/A seven-barrel Gatling gun; up to 16,000 pounds (7,200 kilograms) of mixed ordnance on eight under-wing and three under-fuselage pylon stations, including 500 pound (225 kilograms) Mk-82 and 2,000 pounds (900 kilograms) Mk-84 series low/high drag bombs, incendiary cluster bombs, combined effects munitions, mine dispensing munitions, AGM-65 Maverick missiles and laser-guided/electro-optically guided bombs; infrared countermeasure flares; electronic countermeasure chaff; jammer pods; ( centimeters) rockets; illumination flares and AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles.
Size: 4211px × 2839px
Location: RAF Leuchars Fife Scotland.
Photo credit: © David Gowans / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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