Hobby Master 1/72 A-10A Thunderbolt II " Warthog "

Hobby Master 1/72 A-10A Thunderbolt II (Warthog) 23rd TFW England AFB, 1990

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.