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A-10/OA-10 Thunderbolt II

On 6 March 1967 the US Air Force released a request for information to 21 companies. Their objective was to create a design study for a low cost attack aircraft designated A-X, or "Attack Experimental". In May 1970, the USAF issued a modified, yet much more detailed request for proposals (RFP). Six companies submitted contestants to the USAF, with Northrop and Fairchild-Republic selected to build prototypes: the YA-9A and YA-10A, respectively.






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First flight of the A-10 was in May 1972. After trials and a flyoff against the A-9, the Air Force selected Fairchild-Republic's A-10 as the winner on 10 January 1973. The first production A-10 flew in October 1975, and deliveries to the Air Force commenced in March 1976. The first squadron to use the A-10 went operational in October 1977. 715 aircraft were produced, ending in 1984.



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