Preview: Fairchild A-10 A/C Thunderbolt II from Duke Hawkins / HPH

The excellent Duke Hawkins series of books from HPH turns thirty in style. A new edition featuring everyone's favourite (well ours anyway) the A-10 Thunderbolt II. Beautiful large format photos of inside & outside the Hog, we look at it in our preview...

Preview: Fairchild A-10 A/C Thunderbolt II from Duke Hawkins / HPH 

Fairchild A-10 A/C Thunderbolt II

Flying In The United States Air Force

Published by: Duke Hawkins HPH

Code: DH030

English language text

Pages: 180

Photos: 450 in colour

Dimensions: 26 inch X 26 inches

Price: €35 soon on sale on the HLJ website

"Fairchild A-10 A/C Thunderbolt II - Flying In The United States Air Force" is a 180 page book featuring the A-10A/C Thunderbolt II, or as she is better known the "Hog" or "Warthog". This is a comprehensive & up-close portrait of the Hog in its near 50 years of service. After six years of creating this series, this is their 30th book in the series. 

DH-030 is a 180 page book on the Fairchild A-10 A/C Thunderbolt II. It is the result of several years of work and includes some 450 photos of every part of the Warthog.

There's also a lot of action in this book, showing the jet on the ground and in the air. The A-10 was designed to be operated from forward positions or improvised airstrips and photos of Warthogs flying from dirt roads are included. 

Fuselage, landing gear, gear bays, engines, wings, ailerons/speed brakes, vertical tails, cockpit, Avenger gun, everything is included in this book. There is also a 24 page chapter on the maintenance of the A-10, showing even the interior of the aircraft, such as avionics bays or the engines.

Every part of the aircraft is included: fuselage, landing gear, wings, engines, cockpit and a huge chapter on the maintenance of the Warthog. Also included are a lot of spectacular action photos, both on the ground and in the air.

Some special liveries are shown, such as the awesome black A-10C of the Indiana Air National Guard.

This book is not on sale yet, but should be soon, for around : €35 on sale on the HLJ website