Myrtle Beach in Horry County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

A-10 Thunderbolt II

Photographed by Michael Herrick, March 19, 2017

1. A-10 Thunderbolt II Marker

Inscription.
The A-10 Thunderbolt II was assigned to the Myrtle Beach Air Force Base from 1977 to 1993. It was manufactured by the Fairchild Republic Corporation and traces its name, Thunderbolt II, back to the Republic Aircraft Corporation's Army Air Corps P-47 of World War II fame.

The A-10 was a rugged, highly maneuverable and survivable aircraft, ideally suited to supporting close combat operations of ground troops. Given the fierce power of its 30 mm Gatling gun and its enormous bomb carrying capacity, the A-10 was affectionately known as the "Warthog.”

( photo caption )
Major Gilbert Talbot, a pilot the in 354th Fighter Bomber Group, and Master Sergeant Joseph Scruggs, an armorer, examine the 500 pound bomb slung under a wing of the Major’s Republic P-47 Thunderbolt in June 1945.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.

Location. 33° 39.688′ N, 78° 55.675′ W. Memorial is in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, in Horry County. It is at the intersection of Farrow Parkway and South Kings Highway, on the right when traveling north on Farrow Parkway. Located in the Warbird Park next to Myrtle Beach International Airport. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Myrtle Beach SC 29577, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is on South Carolina’s Grand Strand

and in the Pee Dee.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are

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within walking distance of this marker: Military Officers Association of American Veterans Memorial (a few steps from this marker); F-100 D/F Super Sabre (a few steps from this marker); A-7D Corsair (a few steps from this marker); Nuclear and Atomic Veterans (within shouting distance of this marker); P-51 Mustang (within shouting distance of this marker); Revolutionary War Patriots (within shouting distance of this marker); Myrtle Beach Air Force Base (within shouting distance of this marker); 352nd Tactical Fighter Squadron (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Myrtle Beach.

Also see . . . Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II on Wikipedia. (Submitted on March 23, 2017, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.)

Photographed by Michael Herrick, March 19, 2017

2. A-10 Thunderbolt II Marker

A-10 Thunderbolt II on display in Warbird Park image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Michael Herrick, March 19, 2017

3. A-10 Thunderbolt II on display in Warbird Park

Photographed by Randy Cogliser, March 19, 2017

4. A-10 Thunderbolt II on display in Warbird Park

Credits. This page was last revised on March 23, 2017. It was originally submitted on March 23, 2017, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 1,251 times since then and 61 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on March 23, 2017, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.