Gulf War History of A-10 820664
A-10A
1982
820664
712
353 TFS
354 TFW
354 TFW (Provisional)
Panthers
MB
Myrtle Beach AFB SC
King Fahd IAP Saudi Arabia
Major
AAA, SAM
17/01/1991
28/01/1991
06/02/1991
Cpt Paul Johnson
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22 missions, big wing damage Cpt Paul Johnson.

Jan 1, 1991
12.7 millimeter AAA small caliber holes to the right wing.  2 severed hydraulic lines and front wing spar web damage.  Aircraft returned to flight same day. 
Pilot interview indicates overnight fix, 2 m/h est on AFTO 97.
Event No.: E‑4

Jan 28, 1991
Holes in left elevator and left horizontal stab from AAA fire.
0.5 m/h.
Event No.: F-25


Feb 6, 1991
Struck between Station 9 and right gear pod, hydraulics lost. Major damage. Required right outer wing change. Capt. Johnson was a flight leader of a two aircraft section attacking a SAM site. As he called to his wingman that he was rolling into attack with Mk-82 bombs, his wingman replied “blind,” indicating he had lost sight of him. Capt. Johnson did not hear the radio call but proceeded with the attack without cover. An infrared missile then impacted the right wing. The aircraft rolled hard to the right, and the right engine ingested large amounts of debris. Capt. Johnson managed to regain control of the aircraft and then regain partial use of his damaged engine. Due to damaged flight control systems, Capt. Johnson used manual reversion and flew his damaged Hog back home.
Event No.: F-24
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