Flying the A-10 in Combat | Kim “KC” Campbell (PART 2)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 18 ก.ย. 2024
- Former A-10 pilot, Kim "KC" Campbell, shares her amazing story of taking the Warthog into combat and getting hit!
We finish up with some questions from our Patrons and personal ones from myself.
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This story of nursing a broken aircraft home is very inspirational. A-10 pilots make great motivational speakers, Mike Drowley with his TED talk also worth listening to. Thanks for this.
Thank you for your service Kim
What a great interview.
Glad you enjoyed it.
thank you both for your time ! Good stuff .
Cheers Doug.
awesome interview...great host and incredible guest...
Thanks very much.
Growing up near Fort Drum formerly Camp Drum NY we were used to A10's flying over and making bomb and gun runs. The A10 has a distinct whine that is unique and we could hear the cannon 20 miles away. The road to the range would be closed but we could be within a half a mile and I was always so amazed to watch them come in real low then peal away at 90 degrees and coming around again for another run. Amazing.
Kim is definitely the female Top Gun of the A10 squadrons.
Hat,s of to you Kim,truly an inspiration for all young women considering a career in the Armed Forces.
Respect, sheer complete & utter respect
I remember being a kid and watching the green A-10s flying over a parade I went to. Probably mid 1980s. They were awesome. Then a few days later they were back low level heading back to Bradley Airport CT from the shore line. Then next time I saw them was in the Marines, they were making gun runs at a range in NC.
Great description of what it's like to be in a harrowing situation and keeping your wits about yourself..
Amazing pilot! Amazing war stories! She is awesome!
Hopefully part Three with KC please
Awaresome Pilot
I’ve seen another interview with her in this same office. I didn’t notice the door art on her lower right before. That’s interesting. Above it, the grey panel with the letters FT is from the tail of her A-10 that was damaged. I heard her remark that that aircraft never flew again and was canibalized for spare parts. But I also read that it was preserved and is part of a static display at some airbase.
I refer to a panel of warning lights lit up as a Christmas tree. That's pretty much what it looks like.
The old Christmas tree of doom
One of the best interviews. Good work.
Thanks very much.
Hmmm, I would have thought the answer to "which aircraft would you like to fly" would have been the P-47 Thunderbolt, since the A-10 was the Thunderbolt II and built by the same company (and also well known for air support in WW II, although very good in air-to-air as well). F-35 was a great answer, though, awesome aircraft.
Yeah, that would make sense. But the P-51 is pretty iconic. Given your past experiences, I think she would have enjoyed flying the F-111 at 100' going just a wee bit faster than the A-10 does!
@@davidsmith8997 LOL, or 50'... But don't tell anyone. Regardless, I would have thought she'd at least mention the P-47...
Brave lady, I think we all know what would have happened if she had to bail out over Baghdad, doesn't bear thinking about! Great interview 👏
What an awesome interview!!!!
Cheers Philip!
What a badass, you can tell the respect and love she has for the warthog too (seems to jive with just about everyone who has worked on or flown them.)
When she started talking about her options after being hit I was like “MANUAL REVERSION!!!” 🤣Yup… on paper that system must have seemed ridiculous initially, with multiple redundant hydraulic systems… but I can’t even begin to count how many stories I’ve heard of people having to use it.
I know they’re trying to kill the plane (AGAIN) but I hope it continues to soldier on for a bit longer. I can’t really think of any other “modern” aircraft with such a cult following, even in the light of the service trying to kill it multiple times. Everything else is kinda vanilla, it is what it is - the A-10 is something special.
What she did not tell in this interview was that while the A10 pilots up to then had been trained that the "manual reversion" system existed that A10 pilots were not trained to actually fly the aircraft or land using manual reversion (the aircraft acts a lot different and landings are counterintuitive from normal due to speed requirements). Her assignment after the war was to develop the training program now incorporated into all A10 training to teach A10 pilots to actually fly in manual reversion - and spent time teaching the 1st sets of pilots and other instructors on using it.
Her feat proves A 10s real battle capability where that plane is design for..
Ejecting in downtown Baghdad in the middle of a war over Iraq! The movie "Behind Enemy Lines'' would have nothing on this!
Excellent!
She seems really nice but is also certainly a tough person.
Kim. Congratulations on an amazing carrier. I am glad I ran across your videos, while I was scouring thru the net looking for documentation on the A-10. I was absolutely intrigued on the stories you told and am thankful that you survived to share them with all of us. To get your t-bolt II back to base in somewhat one piece is commendable, that's the sign of a great pilot. I am a pilot too but for RC model aircraft. The A-10 is one of my favorites as I have building one now for about six months. I purchased a set of Keith Sparks plans and short (plastic parts only) a number of years ago. I decided to re- design it using Motion RC's 66" WS Freewing spare parts offerings to incorporate it into my balsa/ply and fiber glass version. It's coming along pretty well. It will be a twin 80MM EDF (electric ducted fan). Check out Motion RC Freewing 80 MM A-10 thunderbolt/warthog II warthog for a nice static model for your garage or office or you and your hubby could fly it too. If you have a lot of photos of your aircraft, you can have a personalized set of decals/finals make up from cali graphs in new mexico. Another new hobby for the whole family. Join the AMA. Thanks for you time. John
From northern Idaho
I am thinking about a film inspired in this life story.
This Colonel
Must be fun to fly though
Olá Kim tudo bem??????????
Attack Aircraft Pilot's have better stories to tell whether Aircraft is Fixed wing Or Rotary 👍
Get those birds to Ukraine!!!
Their allergic to MANPADs and Buks/Tor-M2s.
While Amy Schumer and Wanda Sykes think going on the Oscars and cringing other celebs is brave this woman is bad-assing everyone.
How would she like to be deployed to fight the Russians to support Boeing's bottom line?
Can people with ADHD become fighter pilots?
I wish professional pilots would stop calling jet fuel "gas". It's not gas, nor gasoline.
Yeah, after listening enthralled to this incredible story of courage, preservence, and personal bravery I totally get it, calling it gas, just like everyone else ever does, that really grates!