It was the
product of a well designed competition between A-9 and A-10 to build
an updated A-1;
Which competition was rammed down the Air Force's throat! Crikey, Ed,
have you looked at Campbell's The Warthog and the Combat Air Support
Debate ?
www.warbirdforum.com/warthog.htm
all the best -- Dan Ford
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