Anonymous ID: 62435a Sept. 13, 2021, 10:24 p.m. No.14576195   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>6255 >>6363

>>14575801

> U.S. Air Force Tweet - Lt. Col. John “Karl” Marks, an @USAFReserve pilot, made history as the only pilot to reach 7,000 hours in the A-10C Thunderbolt II

 

Lt. Col. John “Karl” Marks an attack pilot with the 303rd Fighter Squadron, is just 100 hours shy of reaching 7,000 hours in the A-10 cockpit, securely holding the record for most hours in the aircraft of all time. He is a legendary figure in his own right; choosing, experimenting, and teaching the iterations of add-ons and changes the weapons system has received over the years. Marks began his career during the Cold War when the A-10 was focused on developing tactics to defend against Soviet tanks in Europe, and he just culminated his 13th combat deployment overall, this one his 6th to Afghanistan supporting troops on the ground for Operation Freedom’s Sentinel.

 

As told by Maj. Shelley Ecklebe, 442d Fighter Wing , in the article Desert Storm attack pilot integrates 30-years of tactics with new technology, one of his most memorable deployments was during Operation Desert Storm. On February 25, 1991–at just 26 years old–then-1st. Lt. Marks and flight lead, Capt. Eric “Fish” Solomonson flew a trio of missions over Kuwait and Iraq, destroying 23 Iraqi tanks, using infrared AGM-65 missiles and the infamous GAU-8 cannon. Mission planning 30-years ago consisted of paper maps and cardstock lineup cards. Flying was far less automated and correcting for dive angle and airspeed was a must. Direct hits were annotated with a grease pencil on the inside of the canopy and battle damage assessments were written on the walls of the debrief room upon return. One day, three missions, all ordnance expended – a wildly successful day and campaign for these two attack pilots.

 

contd. at: https://theaviationgeekclub.com/a-10-pilot-who-destroyed-23-iraqi-tanks-in-one-day-during-operation-desert-storm-is-about-to-clock-7000-hours-on-the-mighty-warthog/

 

o7

 

FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT

Anonymous ID: 62435a Sept. 13, 2021, 10:28 p.m. No.14576223   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>6308

>>14576198 The treatment of this nation’s youth, both born and unborn, has fully exposed the callousness, hubris, arrogance, and megalomania of this nation’s elites.

 

NOTABLE

Anonymous ID: 62435a Sept. 13, 2021, 10:45 p.m. No.14576320   🗄️.is 🔗kun

>>14576297

top comment: Vote for the rich white guy, not the black white supremacist!

 

and i have never seen 5x huge ads on BreitFart before, all for local Pharmacy FLU SHOTS! WTF… AdBlock Plus to the rescue!

 

o7

Anonymous ID: 62435a Sept. 13, 2021, 10:58 p.m. No.14576395   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>6402

>>14576378

WOA..

 

do you have the full image of Donald signing that Fire Journal? (thats the log book every firehouse keeps daily records of the calls and who is working that day).

 

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