Twenty-five to 30 A-10 Thunderbolt IIs, like this one, will participate in Hawgsmoke 2008 in Salina, Kan., Oct. 15 to 18,

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Twenty-five to 30 A-10 Thunderbolt IIs, like this one, will participate in Hawgsmoke 2008 in Salina, Kan., Oct. 15 to 18, despite an Air Force time-compliance technical order issued Oct. 3 to inspect for wing cracks on 130 of the service's almost 400 A-10 aircraft. Hawgsmoke is an Air Force A-10 bombing and gunnery competition held every two years.

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