Video: A-10 Lands After Being Hit By Missile
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During the Gulf War, U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Paul T. “PJ” Johnson landed his A-10 after being hit by an enemy missile.
major general Paul T PJ Johnson was hit by a missile during operation desert storm
Photo: U.S. Air Force
U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Paul T. “PJ” Johnson is right up there with the best pilots to have ever flown the A-10. While serving as a captain during Operation Desert Storm, he was decorated with the Air Force Cross for leading the rescue mission of a downed Navy F-14 Tomcat pilot deep behind enemy lines.
Capt. Johnson was en route from another mission when he received the call to search for the F-14 crew that had been shot down the night before. During the next six hours, he lead the search through three aerial refuelings, one attack on a possible SCUD missile site, and three hours of going deeper into enemy territory than any A-10 had ever flown. When he finally spotted the survivor, an enemy vehicle was heading in his direction, which Johnson proceeded to destroy, thus securing the target.
http://www.scout.com/military/warrior/story/1657306-video-a-10-lands-after-being-hit-by-missile
