A two ship A-10 display at Duxford many many years ago. Think it was a Sunday and the weather was a bit claggy.
Commentator said that the 2 had been asked if they where able to do a short display as they where up flying around from Woodbridge and had not much else to do.
It was well orchestrated pairs attack profile, one running in on the target (control tower) whilst the other was using the hilly ground to full effect for terrain shielding – I imagine this was way before Stansted was a bit busy!
What added to it was they had the pilots chatter over the radio – each pilot giving a rundown to the other of where he was in the attack, with a “Firing, Firing NOW” and then the extreme sharp break left or right.
Went on for about five minutes showing how they would operate at extreme low level using the terrain and the various attack profiles.
Always sticks in my mind, keeping an eye on the fella running in, whilst the other was in and out of the high ground to the front.
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