50 Amazing Facts About The A-10 Thunderbolt

Manual Override

A-10_A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft from Moody Air Force Base, Georgia

In 2003, Capt. Kim Campbell’s A-10 was hit by ground fire and took on extensive damage to the horizontal stabilizer, starboard vertical stabilizer, aft fuselage, and engine. She was able to land the plane safely after switching controls to manual and manually controlling the plane.

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