USAF 354TH FS A-10A WARTHOG
US MODERN JET
Available: DEC 2007
As the war in Vietnam raged and the Cold War took its grip across the world, the US built a modern air force that has been decisive in every conflict and campaign seen across the globe and continues to dominate twenty-first-century news stories with ever-increasing levels of firepower and technology.
Info: A-10A Warthog 78-0657
of the 354th Fighter Squadron, 355th Fighter Wing, Bagram AB, Afghanistan,
January 2006
Scale: 1:72
Wingspan: 9 inches
Item Number: US38004 Price: $44.95
Historical Note: The first unit to receive the A-10 in March 1976, the 355th FW recently celebrated three decades of uninterrupted service with the jet. Although missing out on Operation Desert Storm and Iraqi Freedom I, the wing recently sent its 354th FS into combat from Bagram AB in support of Coalition forces fighting the Taliban in Afghanistan as part of Operation Enduring Freedom. The squadron's jets flew daily operations in-theater from late 2005 through February 2006. Aside from short spells in storage in the nearby Aerospace Maintenance & Regeneration Center, this particular aircraft has served exclusively with the 355th since it was delivered to the USAF in 1979.