thunderbolt

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An A-10 Thunderbolt II ground-attack aircraft also crashed during the mission to extract them, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine later said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

He drove fast Corvettes and owned multiple properties, plus a 42-foot yacht called Thunderbolt.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2024

Terens enlisted in 1942 and shipped to Great Britain the following year, attached to a four-pilot P-47 Thunderbolt fighter squadron as their radio repair technician.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 9, 2024

Israel's Operation Thunderbolt in Entebbe, Uganda in 1976 rescued 102 of the 106 hostages, but the commander of the Israeli commandos was killed.

From BBC • Dec. 16, 2023

Dad bought me a model airplane from the gift shop, a real A-10 Thunderbolt.

From Absolutely Almost by Lisa Graff