The A-10 Warthog Could Finally Be Headed for Retirement

Two years after celebrating her fiftieth birthday and thirty-three years after proving her efficacy as a tank killer in the Persian Gulf War (AKA Operation Desert Storm), the ever-rugged, ever-reliable Fairchild Republic A-10 Warthog steadfastly refuses to “go gentle into that good night,” in spite of repeated efforts by the U.S. Air Force brass to retire her.

However, as the sad saying goes, “All good things must come to an end,” and if a recent story out of South Korea is any indication...