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☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆ ( yogthos@lemmy.ml )  to World News@lemmy.mlEnglish · 6 months ago

U.S. Air Force loses Warthog attack jet near Hormuz

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U.S. Air Force loses Warthog attack jet near Hormuz

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☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆ ( yogthos@lemmy.ml )  to World News@lemmy.mlEnglish · 6 months ago
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A second United States Air Force combat aircraft crashed in the Persian Gulf region on Friday as rescue teams continued searching for a missing crew member from a downed F-15E Strike Eagle, according to two U.S. officials cited by The
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  • Korkki ( Korkki@lemmy.ml ) 
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    it’s a good Friday

  • BedSharkPal ( BedSharkPal@lemmy.ca ) 
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    Isn’t this the one that goes Brrrrrrt?!

  • CyberMonkey403 ( CyberMonkey403@lemmy.ml ) 
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    If that kills that goddamn brain dead “brrt” meme, I will officially proclaim this to be a positive effect of this war

  • ليتني كوري شمالي  ( PanArab@lemmy.ml ) 
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    Didn’t the military request more recently?

    Who names an airplane “warthog”? pigs can’t fly and neither can the pig-pilots inside them.

    • JillyB ( JillyB@beehaw.org ) 
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      It’s officially called the A-10 Thunderbolt. “Warthog” is a nickname service members gave it. Similar to the F-16 Fighting Falcon getting nicknamed the “Viper”.

    • HobbitFoot  ( HobbitFoot@thelemmy.club ) 
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      The Army has trying to get more of them for over a decade. The Air Force doesn’t want them.

    • SpookyBogMonster ( SpookyBogMonster@lemmy.ml ) 
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      Who names an airplane “warthog”? pigs can’t fly and neither can the pig-pilots inside them

      Tbh I’m more offended that the US names its helicopters after indigenous people groups it’s genocided

  • AmazingSUPERG ( AmazingSUPERG@thelemmy.club ) 
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    Oh no Powerglide!!

  • NauticalNoodle ( NauticalNoodle@lemmy.ml ) 
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    that’s impressive. those things are armored like tanks with wings.

    • geneva_convenience ( geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml ) 
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      Tanks that don’t fly aren’t doing that hot these days either. Slapping a red bull on it didn’t help

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