Fort Campbell in Montgomery County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, May 4, 2024

1. Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II Marker

Inscription. Affectionately known as the "Warthog" or "Tank Killer," the A-10 has been one of the Air Force's reliable and most beloved Close Air Support (CAS) aircraft. It was used during the Gulf War, the Kosovo Crisis, and in the Global War on Terror (GWOT). This A-10 crash landed at Campbell Army Airfield and has made its home here ever since.

Capabilities
30mm Gatling gun - 1,350 rounds
8 tons of Ordinance - 500; 1,000; or 2,000 pound bombs
Rockeye cluster bombs, Maverick air-to-surface missiles, Sidewinder air-to-air missiles, 2.75 inch rockets
Max Speed - 420 mph
Crusing Speed - 340 mph
Range - 2,580 miles

Captions
Over Afghanistan during Operation Enduring Freedom, 2011

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: War, 1st Iraq & Desert Storm • War, 2nd Iraq • War, Afghanistan.

Location. 36° 38.357′ N, 87° 27.264′ W. Marker is in Fort Campbell, Tennessee, in Montgomery County. It is at the intersection of Tennessee Avenue and Screaming Eagle Blvd, on the left when traveling south on Tennessee Avenue. Marker is on the campus of Fort

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Campbell. Visitors must access the base via Gate 7 to access marker. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 5101 Tennessee Ave, Fort Campbell KY 42223, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Middle Tennessee

and in the Highland Rim.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in 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 Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Boeing CH-47 Chinook (a few steps from this marker); Attack Helicopters (a few steps from this marker); Bell UH-1B Iroquois (a few steps from this marker); EE-11 Urutu Armored Personnel Carrier (within shouting distance of this marker); Douglas C-47 Skytrain (within shouting distance of this marker); "The Brass Hat" (within shouting distance of this marker); Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar (within shouting distance of this marker);

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, May 4, 2024

2. Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II Marker

M-1 57mm Antitank Gun (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fort Campbell.

The nose of the Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, May 4, 2024

3. The nose of the Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II

The end of the Gatling gun in the nose of the Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, May 4, 2024

4. The end of the Gatling gun in the nose of the Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on May 29, 2024. It was originally submitted on May 20, 2024, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 248 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on May 28, 2024, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.