| Hobby Master 1/72 Air Power Series (Jet Powered) HA1308 - A-10A Thunderbolt II (Warthog) 23rd TFW England AFB, 1990 |
True 1/72 scale
Professionally painted
Great attention to detail
All markings are Tampoed (pad
applied)
Option to display the model on a
stand that is provided
Model can be shown with the
landing gear in the down or up
positions
Loads of optional armament has
been provided
Canopy opens
Extremely heavy metal with a
minimum of plastic
Highly collectable
Professionally painted
Great attention to detail
All markings are Tampoed (pad
applied)
Option to display the model on a
stand that is provided
Model can be shown with the
landing gear in the down or up
positions
Loads of optional armament has
been provided
Canopy opens
Extremely heavy metal with a
minimum of plastic
Highly collectable
| THESE ARE PRE-PRODUCTION PICTURES TAKEN EARLY IN THE DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE OF THE MODEL AND ARE INTENDED SOLELY TO PROVIDE A GENERAL IDEA OF WHAT THE FINISHED MODEL WILL LOOK LIKE. |
Specifications:
Crew: One
Main role: A-10 - close air support, OA-10 -
airborne forward air control
Manufacturer: Fairchild Republic Co.
Power Plants: Two General Electric TF34-GE-100 turbofans
Thrust: 9,065 pounds per engine
Length: 16.16 meters (53 ft 4 ins)
Height: 4.42 meters (14 ft 8 ins)
Wingspan: 17.42 meters (57 ft 6 ins)
Speed: 420 miles per hour (Mach 0.56)
Ceiling: 13,636 meters (45,000 ft)
Maximum Takeoff Weight: 22,950 kg. (51,000 lbs.)
Range: 800 miles (695 nautical miles)
Armament: One 30 mm GAU-8/A seven-barrel Gatling gun; maximum 7,200 kg (16,000lbs.) of mixed
ordnance on eight under-wing and three under-fuselage pylon stations, including 225 kg (500 lbs.) Mk-82
and 900 kg (2,000 lbs.) 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; 6.99 cm
(2.75 in.) rockets; illumination flares and AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles.
Crew: One
Main role: A-10 - close air support, OA-10 -
airborne forward air control
Manufacturer: Fairchild Republic Co.
Power Plants: Two General Electric TF34-GE-100 turbofans
Thrust: 9,065 pounds per engine
Length: 16.16 meters (53 ft 4 ins)
Height: 4.42 meters (14 ft 8 ins)
Wingspan: 17.42 meters (57 ft 6 ins)
Speed: 420 miles per hour (Mach 0.56)
Ceiling: 13,636 meters (45,000 ft)
Maximum Takeoff Weight: 22,950 kg. (51,000 lbs.)
Range: 800 miles (695 nautical miles)
Armament: One 30 mm GAU-8/A seven-barrel Gatling gun; maximum 7,200 kg (16,000lbs.) of mixed
ordnance on eight under-wing and three under-fuselage pylon stations, including 225 kg (500 lbs.) Mk-82
and 900 kg (2,000 lbs.) 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; 6.99 cm
(2.75 in.) rockets; illumination flares and AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles.
For the first time since WWII the 74th, 75th and 76th TFS were activated when the 4403rd TFW was
renamed the 23rd TFW on July 1, 1972. The first aircraft used was the Vought A-7D. The 74th
squadron markings were a blue stripe and in 1979 they added white stars and a 74. The 75th started
out with a black stripe outlined with white but changed to a black and white checker. The 76th uses a
red tail stripe with white stars and a 76. The tail code for the 23 aircraft belonging to the 23rd TFW was
“EL”. It wasn’t until September 23, 1980 that the 74th TFS received their A-10As with the 75th and 76th
receiving theirs within the next few months. The wing won numerous awards in all the operational
competitions they entered and set records for "mission capable" and "fully mission capable" rates. Four
times the Wing was the recipient of the Air Force Outstanding Unit Award. In August 1990 the 74th and
76th deployed to Saudi Arabia in preparation for Operation Desert Shield.
The 23rd TFW flew more than 2,700 combat sorties and had a 95% mission-capable rate. Their
responsibilities were to provide close air support for the ground forces and to hunt for and destroy Scud
facilities. As part of the 144 A-10s participating in Desert Shield they helped with the destruction of 987
tanks, 926 artillery pieces, 500 APC1,106 trucks, 112 military structures, 96 radars, 72 bunkers, 57
Scud launchers, 50 AAA batteries, 28 command posts, 11 Frog missiles, 9 SAM sites, 8 fuel tanks and
12 aircraft. The units from the 23rd TFW began returning to England AFB throughout 1991. In 1990 a
Base Realignment and Closure Commission selected England AFB as one of the facilities that would
be closed no later than September 1992. On December 2, 1991 the 75th TFS was inactivated followed
by the 76th on February 13, 1992 and the 76th on May 29th 1992. The A-10s were assigned to various
ANG units and on June 1, 1992 the 23rd TFW was inactivated and England AFB closed.
renamed the 23rd TFW on July 1, 1972. The first aircraft used was the Vought A-7D. The 74th
squadron markings were a blue stripe and in 1979 they added white stars and a 74. The 75th started
out with a black stripe outlined with white but changed to a black and white checker. The 76th uses a
red tail stripe with white stars and a 76. The tail code for the 23 aircraft belonging to the 23rd TFW was
“EL”. It wasn’t until September 23, 1980 that the 74th TFS received their A-10As with the 75th and 76th
receiving theirs within the next few months. The wing won numerous awards in all the operational
competitions they entered and set records for "mission capable" and "fully mission capable" rates. Four
times the Wing was the recipient of the Air Force Outstanding Unit Award. In August 1990 the 74th and
76th deployed to Saudi Arabia in preparation for Operation Desert Shield.
The 23rd TFW flew more than 2,700 combat sorties and had a 95% mission-capable rate. Their
responsibilities were to provide close air support for the ground forces and to hunt for and destroy Scud
facilities. As part of the 144 A-10s participating in Desert Shield they helped with the destruction of 987
tanks, 926 artillery pieces, 500 APC1,106 trucks, 112 military structures, 96 radars, 72 bunkers, 57
Scud launchers, 50 AAA batteries, 28 command posts, 11 Frog missiles, 9 SAM sites, 8 fuel tanks and
12 aircraft. The units from the 23rd TFW began returning to England AFB throughout 1991. In 1990 a
Base Realignment and Closure Commission selected England AFB as one of the facilities that would
be closed no later than September 1992. On December 2, 1991 the 75th TFS was inactivated followed
by the 76th on February 13, 1992 and the 76th on May 29th 1992. The A-10s were assigned to various
ANG units and on June 1, 1992 the 23rd TFW was inactivated and England AFB closed.
