Breaking - A-10 Warthog down

[SamuelTheThird]

no other info yet

[FarPoint]

1. what is an

A-10 Warthog?

[Red Mountain]

2. Ground attack aircraft

[FarPoint]

3. ok

thank you

[PeaceWave]

4. It's basically a flying tank...And, no, I'm not kidding.

[FarPoint]

16. Ohhh my....

a powerful plane!

[Irish_Dem]

12. Ground support and search/rescue.

It is an aircraft which helps troops on the ground by taking out enemy tanks, armored vehicles, and other ground troops.

Also search and rescue.

[FarPoint]

17. thank you...

I am assuming this plane got shot down!

[Irish_Dem]

20. Iran saying it shot the warthog down.

US military confirming plane down but no details how or why it crashed.

[ananda]

22. I guess that means it's not too good to kill...

as formerly touted.

[Deminpenn]

26. Close air combat support

They are designed to fly even after suffering enormous damage. It's why the engines are mounted above the wings not under the aircraft.

They feature a gatling gun that fires ammo made from depleted uranium naturally heavy enough to pierce well armored tanks.

[Aristus]

29. The tanker's friend.

Tank crewmen love the A-10 because it’s basically a flying tank. We tankers knew that, if we got in a little over our heads on a tank-rich battlefield, the A-10 would come help us out.

I remember during live fire training at Fort Knox, Air Force A-10’s would train at an adjacent range. They’d swoop low over the range, fire that immense Gatling gun, then pull away and fly off. The gun sounded like a buzz saw.

We tankers always cheered when they did their targeting run.

[jmowreader]

31. One of the hardest aircraft we have to shoot down

On April 7, 2003, one being flown by Captain Kim Campbell, US Air Force, got shot to shit by the Iraqis. They managed to shoot "hundreds" of holes in the airframe, shoot off a large part of the horizontal stabilizer and destroy both hydraulic systems...but after an hour in the air she landed safely at her air base.

[sarisataka]

5. Source?

[ruet]

8. Times of Israel...

is the source I'm seeing. Nothing that can be posted on LBN as of yet.

[Lifeafter70]

27. Watching msnow and they just reported

Two Blackhawks were hit bit no further information. They also stated the warthog went down near the strait pilot rescued

[Renew Deal]

6. Where?

[highplainsdem]

9. The A-10 went down in the Persian Gulf near the Strait of Hormuz. Pilot rescued. Links:

https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/second-american-plane-involved-in-iran-war-crashes-us-officials-say-pilot-safely-rescued/

https://www.rawstory.com/a-10-crashes-iran/

[Catlady123]

7. https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/second-american-plane-involved-in-iran-war-crashes-us-officials-say-pilot-s

[ruet]

10. Now being reported by the NY Times.

https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/04/03/world/iran-war-trump-oil

Still nothing that can be posted in LBN.

A second Air Force combat plane crashed in the Persian Gulf region on Friday, and the lone pilot was safely rescued, according to two U.S. officials who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss operational matters. The A-10 Warthog attack plane went down near the Strait of Hormuz about the same time that an Air Force F-15E was shot down over Iran, the officials said. In that incident, one crew member was rescued and search-and-rescue operators are looking for the second airman. Officials provided scant details about the A-10 crash, including how and where it happened.

[SamuelTheThird]

11. Rescue helicopter may also have been downed

Not sure of source yet

[EarthFirst]

14. I saw MediasTouch mention a Blackhawk...

No link/source.

BREAKING: A U.S. Black Hawk was hit by Iranian fire during a rescue mission for the downed F-15 crew.

[Irish_Dem]

23. This is turning into a nightmare scenario for military aircrews.

[ruet]

13. Posted to LBN -NT-

[Lovie777]

15. 2 are down .....

they rescued the F-15 pilot and still searching for the other down aircraft pilot.

[superpatriotman]

18. This is impossible

Because I heard the precedent of America say all their anti aircraft capabilities were destroyed back on March 5.

[allegorical oracle]

19. Pete and Donnie tend to underestimate their foes...all foes. nt

[Irish_Dem]

21. Trump is not used to his victims fighting back.

[Botany]

24. But Trump said that Iran has no anti-aircraft weapons.

“They have no anti-aircraft equipment,” Trump told the nation. Two days later, a pair of US planes and a helicopter were hit.

[herding cats]

25. The pilot is safe per the WSJ

“A second American warplane was hit by Iran Friday and the pilot is safe, according to people familiar with the matter. The plane was an A-10 Thunderbolt, commonly known as a Warthog.
Earlier Friday, a F-15E fighter jet was shot down over Iran and one of the two crew members was rescued, two U.S. officials have confirmed. The status of the second crew member is unknown as a search-and-rescue operation continues.
Iranian state broadcaster IRIB said earlier that an American warplane was targeted by Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps air defenses. An Iranian news agency with close ties to the country’s security services circulated photographs purporting to show wreckage of a downed jet. Iranian state television said Iranians would be rewarded for finding any American crewmembers and turning them over alive”
https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/iran-war-news-2026

[doc03]

28. This reminds me of Jimmie Carters failed hostage rescue back

In 1978 or 9.

[John1956PA]

30. 1980