{"product_id":"1-72-a10a-thunderbolt-ii-mi8-killer-507th-acw","title":"1\/72 A-10A Thunderbolt II \"Mi-8 Killer\" 81-0964 21 FS 507th ACW Shawn AFB December 1991","description":"\u003cp\u003eOctober 1975 saw delivery of the first USAF A-10A and deployment in March 1976. Built specifically for close ground support the pilot is protected by titanium armor while being covered by a bubble canopy giving a commanding view. The Warthog has everything needed to survive, dual engines; self-sealing fuel cells; redundant flight control systems protected by titanium armor; a 30 mm seven-barrel Gatling gun; a wide array of bombs and missiles. This plane packs a heavy punch and can stay on scene a long time to deliver its payload.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDuring Operation Desert Storm two A-10s downed Iraqi helicopters. The first was on February 6, 1991 77-0205 piloted by Captain Bob Swain of the 706th TFS who downed an Iraqi Bo-105 C helicopter. The second was A-10A No.81-0964 c\/n A10-659 piloted by Captain Todd 'Shanghai' Sheehy assigned to the 511th TFS. Sheehy spotted an Iraqi Mi-8 Hip helicopter and started shooting 300 rounds of his 30 mm cannon. The helicopter tail section caught fire so Sheehy fired another 200 rounds to finish it off. 81-0964 was modernized to OA-10A in 1987and A-10C in 2006.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hobby Master","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42492334243996,"sku":"HA1335","price":204.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0585\/9095\/3628\/files\/369296.jpg?v=1780330769","url":"https:\/\/www.harveynorman.lol\/products\/1-72-a10a-thunderbolt-ii-mi8-killer-507th-acw","provider":"Hobbyco","version":"1.0","type":"link"}