Rumor has it that there's a Catalina still in the sky over the Bermuda triangle looking for a flight of Avengers.
By the way, I went to Texas A&M for a conference right when the GHWB Museum opened. Did not go into the exhibits because there was not enough time during the day, but on a break I went into the lobby. Hanging above you is an Avenger.
I love the A10 concept - let's build a kick-butt gatling gun and design a plane around it to get it into the air.
This is getting phased out, right? What is taking its place?
The Air Force has been trying for two decades to phase it out, but the Army won't let it happen. In all honesty, the Army should simply take over its use. They've had fixed wing aviation in the past. No reason for them not to keep it. The Comanche was a dud, and nothing the AF is getting will do the A-10's mission as well as the Warthog. With the upgrade to the Apaches to get rid of the Kiowa scout helos, they would work well in tademn with A-10s.
