LEGEND! Canadian's First Time Reacting To A-10 Pilot Takes Over 100 Anti-Aircraft Hits Over Baghdad!

[@davidmarquardt9034]

In another interview, (it might have been 60 minutes). She went into more detail about the damage, the crew chief told her after examining it there was too much damage to repair it and they were going to scrap it. Later they had a ceremony for her. The maintenance crew, unbeknownst to her, had cut the tail number out and presented it to her. She had it in her office in the Pentagon.

[@InlandOne]

Fantastic story & I’m in awe of Kim. It’s absolutely true…during my 20 yrs serving in the US Air Force, & afterwards working 31 yrs as a LEO, during stressful & dangerous times you do fight as you have trained. Training & mindset are key to survival. Kudos to her, & long live the A-10!

[@bobbykaralfa]

i like how she was able to get that a-10 back. f--16s etc. get like "movie" time glory but ppl forget they are fighters u shoot up a f-16 like that its down

[@Cody38Super]

There was a reason Marines would point at an A-10 at altitude at night and say...quote "Do you see that blinking light right there..?...that is the FINGER OF GOD!"..."What it touches...is no more"....that's how Marines feel about the A-10.

[@JoeHicks-ow4rm]

I have so much respect for our military men and women but I have a special place in my heart ❤ for the women who are so brave to actually put their lives on the line in battle. Ihad an older brother who served in the Army and one who served in the Navy. I watch all of the short clips that show the women climbing into their jets and I get a tear in my eye every time. I think it's the fatherly instincts in me. I like to call these ladies ANGELS OF THE SKIES.❤. Thank you dear KIM for your service and bravery. So glad you made it out alive. I need to go now I'm having tears in my eyes listenng to your story. SALUTE.❤❤❤

[@gregorywright2798]

Kim campbell Retired as a Colonel.

[@johnraygun9868]

A10 pilots are the Infantry of the sky and as a 21 year combat medic with the Army Infantry I can tell you we LIVE them. When women nowadays say “ima bad b$&&” they have no damn clue, this woman is the definition ❤ thank you for watching our 6 Ma’am!

[@lonnyjohnson2061]

I saw a demonstration of the A-10 at DMAFB here in Tucson. It can turn on a dime, the guns sounds like ripping fabric but 100 times louder. I had a friend who was a trainer, teaching other pilots how to fly. Amazing. And there is no way the F-35 can do what this plane does.

[@richardwirt3193]

She is a true patriot

[@Chamomileable]

In terms of the US being the most advanced military in the world, the A10 is "outdated". For years there's been a fight to have them retired and to have another craft, specifically an F35 variant, take over the role. But it almost universally has met backlash because the A10 has earned a reputation as a lifesaver. It's flown so many effective missions and given so much support that friendly troops literally cheer when they hear that an A10 is on the way. Its value has extended beyond just military might and into the level of being a piece of equipment that strikes fear into the heart of enemies and inspires our men on the ground to fight harder.

[@Blackened30]

The thing is ultimately its safer to do close air support from outside Manpad or AAA range. Once upon a time that wasn't an option, you had to get down in the weeds to do the job. That hasn't been true since the first Gulf War, pods and precision weapons allow you to do the same job better from 20 thousand feet. The B-1 is one of the best aircraft in the role since it carries a huge payload, has tons of fuel and refueling capability and the speed to get where it needs to be in time to do actually do the job. The A-10 is slow and has more limited tools to do the same job. But grunts on the ground don't see that B-1 up high eliminating pockets with precision, they do see the A-10 flying 100 feet over their head when they arrive in time. The A-10 is a really amazing and cool aircraft, but now we're endangering pilots and ground troops needlessly just because the army's vision of close in support hasn't moved on with the times and capabilities.

[@KhenoronhkhwaJesusIs]

Thank you both for showing this video. MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

[@Outdoor_Addictions]

This woman is absolutely amazing

[@Outdoor_Addictions]

She’s an amazing woman to. I would be honored to meet her

[@maxsparks5183]

God bless and protect her and all those like her. 🇺🇸

[@Cody38Super]

A-10's bring our men and women home missing half of a tail section, the ends of a wing, and ENTIRE engine missing OFF the aircraft, holes in the wing you can stand inside....if anything is gonna our badasses home...it's the HOG ! ! SHE WILL DEAL HELL AS LONG AS YOURE BREATHING!

[@trucker2718]

This story of Kim and her heroic ability to be a surviver in battle was one of the most adrenaline pumping story I’ve seen in a very long time and I’m 72. As for you 2 not only do I love your posts but also my wife is 73 and we’ve been married 53 years so we’re pretty well in sync and we both agree you both deserve to be on top of the list of posters. God Bless you both and have a Very Merry Christmas from Western Australia. ❤️❤️🇦🇺🇦🇺🎄🎄👍👋

[@RobertHolmes-d9c]

Vietnam 68 I was USAF a flight engineer . Did some crazy things and Got 7 air metal and the DFC. Good to live and tell.

[@JoeHicks-ow4rm]

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE SIR. I HAVE A SPECIAL PLACE IN MY HEART ❤ FOR ALL THE VIETNAM VETS. GLAD YOU ARE HERE. SALUTE ❤❤❤

[@gregorywright2798]

In Afghanistan, the afghanis called the A10 Wardhog, The Cross of Death.

[@jasonlouis697]

Wow, that's cool. In his book about WW3 (Red Storm Rising), Tom Clancy had the Russians name the A10 the Devil's Cross. Brings me a level of satisfaction to know it was named something similar IRL.

[@CactusJackSlade]

The A-10, which they almost retired before all this Middle East mess, showed that close air support is still needed and valuable in the USA's arsenal. My brother was an A-10 pilot (F-16's previously) and flew/patrolled the No-Fly zone after the initial aerial attacks a couple weeks later to rotate those first pilots out to give them a break. He never saw any real "action" because the first few days of the war obliterated the Iraq war machine. This story still, to this day, is a true testament to the training, courage, professionalism and determination of the USA, once we commit to something.

[@KathrynLiz1]

Top pilot....very highly skilled.... more guts than the city abattoir... glad she got a gong for that... KC is a top gun for sure.

[@Outdoor_Addictions]

You are both great and real. I’ve never had a positive experience in Canada until I found your channel

[@keith6485]

Great story! A lot of us pilots envy the people who get to fly these airplanes, but then we often forget that there are also a lot of people trying very hard to kill you every time you fly. I have huge respect for K.C. and her fellow warriors. Thank God that we have people like this. This story exemplifies the old pilot adage that "It is better to be on the ground wishing you were flying than to be flying wishing you were on the ground."

[@stevenseul361]

The A10 Warthog is the best close quarter ground support aircraft. It has the best defensive armor and only seven has been shot down. Six of them during their first deployment and one over Baghdad Iraqi Freedom. Great Jet and the best aircraft in the world for survivability and my favorite. I use to live near the Waukegan Regional Airport and every year end of Summer beginning Autumn they had an Airshow and in 2019 They had my favorite plane A-10 buzzing my house for 2 days.. That was Awesome!

[@pyro1047]

That's why I think it's damn near downright criminal the USAF REPEATEDLY trys to get rid of tjem all with NO replacement or one even planned claiming "The F-35 can do the job SO much better, and would save SO much money"; despite the A-10 having one the the LOWEST price per flight hour rates in the ENTIRE inventory of USAF combat aircraft.

[@stevenseul361]

@@pyro1047 Completely Agree. Yeah And Congress is the one making USAF keeping the A-10

[@tommc3622]

I love the A-10. It's America personified in an airframe.

[@glastonbury4304]

A-10's are like Challenger tanks of the sky, virtually indestructible...

[@ralphwillis1126]

I'm just an old man. I am so glad I found you all. Pretty much been with you since the beginning. Love that you are doing different types of reactions like this.

[@yugoyankoff-vh7in]

Ole Hajji called The A-10 Whispering Death.

[@rickwiles8835]

Her callsign was "Killer Chick"

[@tinajones5372]

Wow. Thank you so much for sharing this. What an incredible story, aircraft and pilot.

[@ElkSlayer8172]

They are bad ass BRRRRRRRR 🤘🇺🇲🇺🇲🤘

[@AverageJoe6748]

Ejecting comes with its own risks, head neck and spinal injuries for example. It's not a perfect system but it beats ending up at the bottom of your own crater. That said a pilot would have to be very motivated to want to jump out (motivations like being on fire or in an uncontrollable nose dive). In this case it sounded like she had more confidence in her landing the aircraft than that of the ejection system. Typically there are no repercussions for ejecting other than perhaps more paperwork and debriefs. Of course, if you jump out of a flyable aircraft that is a whole different story. It actually happened to an F-35 pilot who thought he had to eject and so ended up in someone's backyard. The jet continued flying for about 70 miles without him.

[@glastonbury4304]

Pilots wouldn't eject ever if the plane is still flyable and definitely not over enemy positions

[@Roboto2073]

"I have anxiety just watching this' caught me off guard. Funny as heck. I just wish I didn't have a drink in my mouth at the time of that statement. I'm not kidding either, I spit out my coffee all over my desk. I missed the computer, so I'm grateful about that.

[@beezysbeatz4924]

This is true inspirational girl bossing! ❤

[@BathrobeBassist]

Fun fact, the A10 Is the only plane designed to fly if half the plane is missing. This plane was designed to get hit and keep going.

[@dalehannon4922]

Thank you for sharing this!!

[@DakkaDakka12]

The A-10 is a very unique aircraft. They built the plane around the main gun so the front landing gear is actually mounted off center to make space for the gun. The gun itself is larger than a car, its a 7 barreled gatling autocannon called the Gau-8 Avenger. The a-10 was built with redundancy in mind so any part that gets blown off has a 2nd one or a backup to keep the plane flying. With a little searching you can find images of a-10’s missing engines, half their wing, missing a tailfin, or missing the entire cockpit glass that have landed safely. Its a relatively slow jet that carries more ordinance than most single seat aircraft and its very maneuverable and extremely durable. The one of a kind sound it’s gun makes is so iconic that all ground troops recognize it and it’s psychologically a morale booster. And sadly our government is removing it and not really replacing it with a aircraft with similar capabilities.

[@Tijuanabill]

Yep. It's quite literally not a plane with a gun; it's a gun that flies.

[@nicholasferrara7299]

Two great movies that depict war at a very realistic manner are “Black Hawk Down” and “Behind Enemy Lines.” Watch them and explore the horror of war.

[@keithcharboneau3331]

The Black Rifle Coffee Company was founded by a bunch of Afghanistan and Iraq Combat Veterans, when they returned to the U.S. and finished their service to our country, they got together, and sourced some of the very best beans on the planet, they only sell their coffee beans online, I am sure you can figure out the website. I personally am not a coffee drinker myself, but I have been told, that is is as top shelf as you can get for coffee. When I served in the military, I was an aircraft mechanic, and depending on the aircraft, each can absorb certain damage, out of all of them, the one that is still in service TODAY that was designed to absorb an incredible amount of battle damage and stay in the fight is the A-10, before the A-10, it would have been the A-1, and before the A-1 was probably the P-47.

[@StevenDietrich-k2w]

This video is a testament to her decision making and training, but especially to the redundant systems and overall design of the Hawg. The A-10 is built to withstand damage, with the engines up high and partially protected by the wings and fuselage, the fuel tanks are self sealing, and the cockpit encased in relatively impervious titanium. Warthogs have come back from missions without a wing, some without vertical stabilizers, and riddled with bullet holes.

[@Outdoor_Addictions]

She’s an amazing woman to push through and handle it. Man or woman if I need help I’m thankful

[@bretttodd6470]

There's a story about a female fighter pilot (not sure the name) on Sept 11th after the towers were hit. Our country wasn't prepared and local fighters weren't armed with weapons so she and another pilot flew up to engage the hijacked airliner with the intent of ramming it with their fighter jet and ejecting.

[@faust82]

Lt. Heather Penney flying on the wing of lead Lt. Col. Marc Sasseville. They agreed that if they had to, Sasseville would ram the cockpit to take out the controls, and Penney would ram the tail section to take out the rear control surfaces. They were never planning to eject. To hit their targets, they would have to ride it all the way in.

[@deedubya286]

Heather "Lucky" Penny.

[@ChrisDavis-dt6xx]

Thanks for sharing this Great video

[@hume1963]

Great video. Thanks for posting.

[@P-M-869]

I was canoeing on a river in the Adirondack Mountains. Just before entering the river from a lake, I heard a plane. I looked back and here came an A-10. The pilot was on a training run. He was flying at treetop level entering the river. As I was looking up and him, he was looking down at me. We waved to each other. I buy my K-Cups from Black Rifle Company and I really like their Blackbeard blend of dark roast coffee. It is run by veterans. There are videos about Aircraft Carriers and they also have Female Aviators

[@gregorywright2798]

Unless the plane was lost from neglect, the Pilot is not held responsible and the one Reason is, the cost of training the pilot. It's almost as expensive as the plane itself.

[@ralphsmoak5133]

Yay! I'm glad you got to this!

[@LindasGamingCorner]

KC is one of my heroes. I follow her on Twitter. When she was hit, she didn't want to eject over Baghdad, because she knew what would happen to her. Bringing her bird back was her life's goal...

[@firefighterchick]

I understand the analogy that you were trying to portray. When it comes to the fire service(the example you gave)women are more than physically capable of being firefighters doing all aspects of the job. I have been a firefighter for over 20 years.😉🙂

[@kallsop2]

The A-10 was originally a NATO plane designed to kill Soviet tanks in the forests and hills of Eastern Europe during the Cold War and was scheduled to be decommissioned just before the first Gulf War. That was the first time they saw combat IIRC and against the same Soviet era tanks from the Cold War.

[@SquirminHermanthe1eyedGerman]

Love those Warthogs as I am Air Force 1984-1988, they are just some bad ass little attack planes that can do a helluva lot of damage! One of my favorite planes besides the SR-71 Blackbird, F-22 Raptor, F-15 Eagle, F-16 Falcon & the new F-35 Lightning! My hero & idol was my uncle who was a Korea & Vietnam vet who flew bombing missions & retired after 47 yrs as a USAF Chief Master Sargent ✌💖☮

[@buddystewart2020]

Black Rifle Coffee, run by a bunch of vets. I like their coffee, it's a little pricey though. I like their super dark roast, I can't remember the name of it, blacker than black or something like that. No, it's Beyond Black. $15.19 for a 12 oz. bag. Ward Carroll did an interview with KC, she was great. I asked a question in comments on that video and she took the time to respond to me. I always appreciated that from her. I don't think she would have been in trouble if she had chosen to eject once she got back near the base.

[@jamesblanton3744]

Black Rifle Coffee Co is veteran owned and sponsors a lot of military videos

[@jamesmusisca7547]

most pilots are as long as it's flying they're flying

[@yes_i_am_THAT_michael_taylor]

I still remember the Air Force trying to do away with the A-10 before the Gulf War happened.

[@tommc3622]

I have never served, let alone piloted an aircraft in combat. But I am an automotive hobbiest, and I know the bond that can form with a machine. ... I can only imagine the connection Kim had to that aircraft. It had saved her life. If she thought death was imminent, she would have ejected. Otherwise, she was going to bring that bird home.

[@John-hr9ec]

Just WOW!

[@merlinathrawes746]

The A-10 is not a "fighter jet" per se, it's a ground support aircraft. Because of that it flies low to the ground where it invites more ground fire. Because of that the cockpit of the A-10 is surrounded by a "bathtub" of titanium to protect the pilot. The A-10's official name is the Thunderbolt II, but it's called the Warthog because it's kind of ugly and very tough.

[@richardingles2011]

Two movies you could check out: "Behind Enemy Lines" with Gene Hackman and Owen Wilson, "The Bridges At Toko-Ri" with William Holden and Grace Kelly.

[@mikebo5926]

I We built the TF34 engines at GE. The Warthog is awesome.

[@joelanderson2037]

during Desert Storm, in 1991, I was attached to a Marine, medium range bomber unit. during the war, I saw one plane that was hit in the wing by a surface to air missile that left a hole in the wing that a full grown man could stand inside, and still flew back to base. another aircraft made it back to base while missing one third of its wing. those birds can take a lot of buckshot.

[@merlinathrawes746]

Black Rifle Coffee Company is a US Veteran owned and operated company that donates part of it's profits to provide coffee to the troops and veteran's organizations.

[@po5283]

Be interesting to see if the new, Super A-10 they are currently testing, will live up to its namesake? Two things people don't mention, when they talk about other aircraft, taking over close air support and relying on precision munitions instead. One the cost of those munitions compared to the cost of the A-10, A-10's are incredibly cheap, relative to every other aircraft. And second, the psychological effect it has on the battlefield, and not just for US troops, but also the sheer terror it inspires in the enemy! I'll take A-10's and AC-130 gunships any day of the week for close air support, over high-altitude precision bombing.

[@scottluvisi9941]

If I had a daughter, this is the woman I would hope she would look up to.

[@operator0]

The A-10 was designed to take hits like that and still bring the pilot back home. They knew it would be shot at a lot with the mission it was tasked to do, and put all kinds of redundancy's into it. It has triple redundant flight controls. It's landing gear is specifically designed to be deployable even without hydraulics. It can still fly even if half its tail is shot off. It also has a titanium bathtub that the pilot sits in, designed and tested to resist anti-aircraft rounds. No other plane in the U.S. inventory has pilot protection like the A-10 has. If any plane was going to bring her home after taking 100+ rounds, it was that plane.

[@spacehonky6315]

I aint gonna second guess her for deciding to land her damaged plane. She's the expert who had a whole hour to test the manual flight controls. You're right though, she probably could have bailed out safely. I'm guessing they trashed that plane afterwards anyway.

[@danb2020]

So many in America in"luding politicians dont think women should be in combat. They should be forced to wat h this video on a loop a month. Shes awesome!!!

[@chadro_g1145]

I wish they would have said all the other things about the A-10 that makes it literally “the flying tank”. Like, it’s designed to land with it’s landing gear UP in case they loose hydraulics and can’t put it down. That’s why the back tires and wheels stick out from their storage location by a decent amount. Or, that the engines are mounted so high so they are harder to hit, but that puts them in the line of flying debris if the wings get hit. So, they simply built the engines to be able to EAT the wing if they had to, and still run. Or, that the gun is longer and heavier than an old school VW beetle if you see it outside the aircraft. It slows the aircraft down and causes it to try to rotate when firing. That’s from the recoil and the rotational mass of all those barrels and that assembly rotating one way. They (sometimes) paint a fake canopy on the bottom of the aircraft. That way, if the enemy sees that while looking at the bottom of the airplane, they wait to shoot because they expect the bottom to be easier to shoot through. While it’s one of our most feared aircraft, it’s sub-sonic (can’t break the sound barrier) and doesn’t have an afterburner. While technically not a fighter, it could out dog fight ANY fighter jet from any country, if it ever got in that position. That’s because it can out turn everything, other than a helicopter. It could get behind anything flying other than a helicopter. Once there, just a few hits from that gun would shred anything that flies. It has been on the chopping block SO many times to get cut. The people in the government that want them cut say it can be replaced with a lot of other planes. One of the “geniuses” that said to cut it, said you could do close air support ( something that’s done VERY low and requires a tough bird ), with a B-2 stealth bomber! As in, bomber that cost SO much money for one, can’t take ANY abuse, we have VERY a few of them, they require 2-3 crew to fly, and has to operate at huge altitudes to stay safe. So, the idiot that said this stuff got laughed at in congress. We were lucky enough to still have John MacCain in office and he was a pilot during Vietnam himself, was shot down, and spent a lot of time in the “Hanoi Hilton”. They have struck it from the budget finally, which they shouldn’t have done, and say they can replace it in the same role with the F-16 and F-35!?!? Both are “F”ighters, not “A”ttack aircraft, have to fly faster just to stay up, have NO where near to loiter time on station, can’t carry the same load amount as the A-10, and both are way more expensive to buy, operate, and maintain over the A-10’s, and their biggest problem is, they can’t take 1/10th of the beating an A-10 can take.

[@ARNM55-l9v]

Older American here. I can't help but wonder how we Americans, especially those in the military, would have reacted had she been captured & videos of her being marched through the streets naked & of her being repeatedly abused, degraded & tortured had surfaced? Cpt. Campbell without question did an outstanding job & we're all pleased she returned unharmed. I most sincerely thank here for here service. Unfortunately we have show that we, as a country, are willing to accept female soldiers being horrifically injured & killed in war zones. Are we really willing to accept what likely happens if/when our female soldiers are captured? I think not. Has the US government ever released all the details of what happened to the Jessica Lynch, a US female soldier captured in the Iraq war? What do you think happened to the Israeli females taken hostage in Gaza? You probably couldn't put that on KZbin. In my opinion, I don't think we, as a country, need to be sending female soldiers to or beyond the front lines in combat situations or anywhere the risk of them being captured by the enemy is high.

[@po5283]

Sorry, but what hogwash, women have been officially serving in the military since WW1, so unless you're pushing at least 108, they've been serving throughout your entire lifetime, whether you knew it or not. Yes, roles were far more limited, but it didn't stop them from suffering and dying like any other soldiers. You diminish this woman's service and sacrifice, give her the honor and respect she deserves, and she has more than earned. She chose her profession, and like any individual, she should have the right to self-determination. Everything else is about you, how you feel, what you think is appropriate, blah, blah, blah, me, me, me, mine, mine, mine! How unbelievably self-important, self-righteous and just plain selfish you are. If someone is capable, competent, qualified and committed, they should have the same opportunities as anyone else, regardless of race, religion, creed, color or sex, PERIOD! Have you reached out and talked to any female service members and or veterans, to hear directly from them, what their thoughts are on the matter?

[@andreweaves7975]

the hog is a one-of-a-kind aircraft….Not for the faint of heart. Driving one of these things is no picnic….But the troops love this vehicle…… Everyone on the ground knows the sound.

[@jamesmusisca7547]

totally for sure

[@beezysbeatz4924]

The world needs a healthy and strong US military. Thank you Col. Kim!

[@GaneshPalraj1991]

Umm no. Don't be a daft. See how they are occupying syrian lands and are funding two wars in ukraine and in the middle east.

[@bobbohling8706]

Actually, I think she was introduced as “Colonel”, rather than captain. Just an fyi. But I really enjoy your reactions to this story. I admire KC for her being not only courageous but human at the same time.

[@JP-ec9rl]

April 7 2003, the day my unit assaulted the Diyala River and we helped get first marine division into Baghdad. I guess that was an eventful day for a lot of people?

[@beezysbeatz4924]

4:50 ...23 yrs later we open the southern border smh😢

[@D1RTYR4GS]

Yall should look up the “F-16 pilot fights for his life over Baghdad”, crazy stuff

[@jamesmusisca7547]

OJT trial by fire

[@FrankPatterson-w2t]

The A-10 concept and specs were put on paper by Hans Rudel. Rudel was Nazi Germanys' most decorated pilot of WW2. Rudel's primary plane was the Stuka. Late in the war, his Stuka had two cannons under his wings (cannon bird). He is credited with destroying 800 vehicles and a battleship. Rudel was an unrepentant Nazi till he passed, but hated the Soviets more than the West. Rudel was the primary consultant in the development of the A-10, a close air support plane that was designed to destroy Soviet armor during the Cold War.

[@DrJohnnyFever.]

BRRRRRT!

[@slaveofjesus-w8x]

In regards to flying the plane to the base rather than rejecting. Other than harassment from the Crew Chief and fellow pilots. The only negative issues would be from that person's questioning whether or not he/she could have completed the mission (a completed task is one where the equipment in question is returned to the maintenance personnel. Condition of said equipment would be considered by each individual pilot.)

[@astralnomad]

Kim Campbell!?!?! She took more shots as PM of Canada! ;)

[@rich4209]

She new it was coming. If she was my mother talking about a good children.

[@jamesmusisca7547]

here comes the angel of death

[@henrikalexandersson4663]

Amazing story and great reaction as usual guys. If I could recommend a few other fighter/airplane stories for you,I'd say you really should take a look at the LA Speed Story by SR71 pilot Brian Shul,and ofc The most gangster fighterjet of all time,F-15 Eagle by The fat electrician.

[@jamesmusisca7547]

she pulled it off though

[@jamesmusisca7547]

the moral of the story is it doesn't matter yer gender it's yer mind

[@ralphsmoak5133]

No reprimand. The aircraft was destroyed any way. Safety of pilot and people on the ground are paramount. Also, pilots do have to be concerned with capture if they eject.

[@aviator2252]

the enemy loves to make examples of pilots.

[@Jim-vp1nq]

The same people that bult the p-47 bult the A-10.

[@rodhoskin8238]

In a situation like that where the aircraft is so damaged and over so much enemy held territory the life and welfare of the pilot takes priority, so I don't think she would have been in any trouble. Quite the heroine.

[@jamesmusisca7547]

they let it all hang out

[@duanesforkandspoonrr10]

At that point money isn't an issue...her safety was all that matters....

[@erniejones5008]

Saw a lot of them in Korea when I was there in 1989. Also quite a few cobra gunships. Got mock killed by both in team spirit 89.

[@ryhk3293]

That was just about the last year you could be killed by an Army Cobra on exercise. I remember a few lingering green Ah-1Ss until the Desert Sootm adventure, but it was all 64s after that. The only -1s you ever saw were the thicc Vipers the Marines were flying around, which, IMO, were the best looking attack helicopters ever produced. 89 was when

[@tj_2701]

You should really checkout the channel Real Engineering and a video called The Insane Engineering Of The A-10 Warthog.

[@christanksley7831]

In Iraq they called it the monster

[@Cody38Super]

No, you are 1,000% correct...there are things men are better at and women are better at and areas of CROSSOVER/OVERLAP but when people say EVERYTHING a man can....NO. period. There is ZERO problems getting out of a damaged aircraft, the military says if a pilot feels their life is in danger...LEAVE! GET OUT A.S.A.P.! DO NOT RISK YOUR LIFE! There was Israeli pilot in a brand new F-15 who lost an entire wing in a mid-air collision with an A4 in practice, while the plane spun out of control, gushed fuel and everyone on the radio screaming at him EJECT, EJECT, EJECT.....he stayed with the aircraft...last ditch effort, floored the throttle and it started to shape up....he wound up flying 10 miles back to base and landed the jet safely.....at like 350 knotts...but he landed it! Even you have to get captured and be rescued...eject and survive...phuck an plane! We got plenty more!

[@doghouse151]

Hey folks, there is another very interesting video called "pilots asked to take out flight 93 ( the one that landed in PA.). It's about 37 minutes long and CBS News interview the two pilots. 1 male pilot and 1 female pilot. There feelings are bared in no holes barred interview. I think you would really appreciate it. Nice job with this reaction. Peace, Bill.

[@dgpatter]

1) You have an interesting definition of “landed”. 2) Their not there 3) it’s holds barred, not holes.

[@jamesmusisca7547]

some people are natural born pilots

[@DennisRabidue]

We got some bad ass women flying for us here, did you know ms. America flies a F16 ?

[@rickdoner5181]

You should check out "The First Medal of Honor Ever Recorded"

[@JP-ec9rl]

Ejection would have had it's risks also. She was pilot in command of that aircraft. It was totally her decision to make. Also, the pilot costs the taxpayers more than the aircraft does. Lives always come before equipment.

[@jasonmedeiros5188]

I'm not sure that doing a job that is potentially/probably going to take another humans life would be considered "fun". While training may be fun. When your protecting your fellow comrades, and taking the lives of other people,...not so much.

[@johankaewberg8162]

Yeah, the A-10 is pretty much a flying tank. You have to get some heavier munitions than that.

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