The Skyraider and a long and successful career well into the Jet Age and was nicknamed "Spad".
The A-10 was designed to provide close air support (CAS) to friendly ground troops by attacking armored vehicles, tanks, and other enemy ground forces; it is the only production-built aircraft designed solely for CAS to have served with the U.S. Air Force.
It was operated by the United States Navy, the US Marine Corps and the USAF.