Fighter Pilot Recounts His First Kill in an A-10 Warthog

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  • @ShawnRyanClips
    @ShawnRyanClips  День тому +5

    Thanks for watching everyone. You can watch the full episode with Dale Stark here ua-cam.com/video/dJPTG2zMA80/v-deo.htmlsi=jKycIsd8DSLpH8hj Additionally if you want to support the Shawn Ryan Show you can join the community. www.patreon.com/VigilanceElite

  • @Pooters73
    @Pooters73 19 годин тому +105

    This dude looks and sounds exactly what I expected an A-10 pilot to look and sound like.

    • @guccimane623
      @guccimane623 17 годин тому +7

      Enthusiasm/Easy going ✅ Flannel ✅ Mustache ✅

    • @UnclePorkchop
      @UnclePorkchop 17 годин тому

      everytime ive ever wondered what an A-10 pilot was like ...This..... lol Great Stuff!

  • @RealTomberhane
    @RealTomberhane День тому +187

    This is a MOS that we rarely every hear from, there are endless interviews of every SOF unit but I have always wanted to hear from the prespective of a fast mover pilot. Shawn Ryan Show is hands down the best military channel out right now. I try and catch as many as I can and you never disappoint brother.

    • @gideonevans9717
      @gideonevans9717 День тому +4

      Dave Burke on the Jocko podcast is another good one.

    • @MrTakin00
      @MrTakin00 День тому +2

      Mover and show is all about military aviation. Not this griddy though

    • @vincealince_SRT
      @vincealince_SRT 17 годин тому

      Jock podcast had an awesome series of Dave Burke and others, the Helo Vietnam Vets were great as well.

    • @flick_shot_5625
      @flick_shot_5625 15 годин тому +1

      you should listen to the Fighter Pilot Podcast then

    • @Josh_Andrade
      @Josh_Andrade 12 годин тому +2

      Big time military family here! My grandpa was a full bird, colonel in WWII, and a navigator on the B-52!! HE would love this channel! I miss him so much

  • @overlordisgoogle8431
    @overlordisgoogle8431 9 годин тому +14

    This pilots attitude brings a smile to my face. What a cool dude.

  • @ActualHumanPerson
    @ActualHumanPerson День тому +84

    From my understanding, A-10 go Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr?

    • @GilesLaFave
      @GilesLaFave День тому +1

      Is that a Dylan Hollis reference? Lol classic

    • @MartinKinnon
      @MartinKinnon День тому +1

      Classic brrrrrrrr❤ from Glasgow Scotland

    • @waltermora8520
      @waltermora8520 День тому +1

      More like the GAU-8 Avenger with wings, that we call the A10, go brrrrrrr. Have you seen the diagram on how big the actual gun is? 😂

    • @GilesLaFave
      @GilesLaFave День тому +1

      @@waltermora8520 The jet/gun is very impressive in person. The rounds are even more impressive. My god that's a big projectile for such high rates of fire.

    • @Spradebasse100
      @Spradebasse100 День тому +1

      Yes son

  • @4DonCorleon
    @4DonCorleon 15 годин тому +18

    Gripping that sofa like he’s still in the cockpit

  • @mcmehlen
    @mcmehlen День тому +39

    I know Im a nerd for this but I was a weather troop in the AF and I loved working with pilots to help plan missions for combat or training. Best part of my life so far

    • @Meursault_1111
      @Meursault_1111 День тому +7

      Def not a nerd in my book brother. Actually it’s kind of fascinating and something you should take pride in. God bless and thank you for your roll in keeping me and my family safe.

    • @rudycavazos
      @rudycavazos День тому

      Right there with you brother! Definitely fascinating and amazing stuff. Thank you and God bless.

    • @sawmanbigtreeslayer2360
      @sawmanbigtreeslayer2360 День тому +1

      All jobs are important!!

    • @bks252
      @bks252 День тому +7

      We couldn’t fly with any confidence without you. I flew Apaches and the early morning (0400) takeoff , it was important for us to know what is going to happen weather wise. We have to know winds, blowing dust and haze and visibility limits. Don’t sell yourself short. We all have a role to play from the cook, finance clerk and supply guys to the Generals. It’s all important.

    • @johnhadley7715
      @johnhadley7715 20 годин тому

      I depended on being able to “read” the weather for my seagoing career. Met-guys are waaaay important.

  • @Ayy.Its.Kruciall
    @Ayy.Its.Kruciall День тому +89

    The A-10 will always be America's best flying machine. Everyone else designed a gun for their plane, we took a gun an strapped rockets an wings to it. Mericaaa

    • @ayron419
      @ayron419 День тому +1

      F22 and F16, U2, etc. would like to have a word 😂

    • @Ayy.Its.Kruciall
      @Ayy.Its.Kruciall День тому +3

      @ayron419 They're all completely badass in their own right for sure. The A-10 just has somethin bout it. Perfection 🤌🏻

    • @Battlegnome112
      @Battlegnome112 23 години тому +1

      Brhhhhhhh

    • @HumanHamCube
      @HumanHamCube 14 годин тому

      ​@ayron419 you could buy a bunch of A10s for one F22 and U2

    • @Foxtrop13
      @Foxtrop13 9 годин тому +1

      and got overpassed by the advaark with mavericks and asbestos

  • @colinorelli7356
    @colinorelli7356 День тому +14

    Thank you and that A10 Pilot is a total hoot. He smiled the entire time telling the audience his combat experiences.

  • @heeder777
    @heeder777 11 годин тому +8

    There's a firing lead that goes from the missile rail to the rocket motor on the AGM-65's. When it fires it burns the lead and half stays connected to the rail on the rail. I've seen so many pilots climb out and race over to take that little piece of wire and connector like it was gold, well the pins are gold, but it's a prized possession, like the beard off a turkey you just killed.

  • @eugenemorrison2720
    @eugenemorrison2720 14 годин тому +7

    Shawn, as someone who primarily has a lot of Left views politically, but also grew up with a Vietnam Vet father, Desert Storm Vet brother, and a Korean War Vet grandfather, (none saw action, but served our country proudly)... I have to emphasize that what you are doing is of the utmost importance in bridging the gap between anti-war folks and the people who understand that it is an unfortunate necessity.
    You're wonderfully open-minded and nonjudgmental, and your interviews help illuminate the absolutely staggering rawness of war that the vast majority of people, myself included, can't ever fully comprehend. What you are doing helps others develop empathy and understanding for the men and women who legitimately sacrifice their existence so I can sit here in my home office, making a living, food in the fridge, and not have a single fear that people with guns will storm in here and end it all. We've got it so good in the US that we've taken for granted all these basic comforts and security nets around us because of people we get to see in your interviews and all those who fought before.
    Thank you for your service in the military, and thank you for your continued service in illuminating the stories of these absolute legends of men and women.

  • @deepblack1
    @deepblack1 День тому +15

    This guy's good energy!

  • @peter-radiantpipes2800
    @peter-radiantpipes2800 День тому +13

    Always thought it’d be the most FUN aircraft to fly. A-10, or the OV-10 Bronco, P-38 Lightning… those style… not mega fast but stick and rudder and fun as hell… got my first A-10 model when I was 10 yrs old long long ago…

  • @MrIrrelevanT021
    @MrIrrelevanT021 День тому +43

    Greatest aircraft in the US arsenal.

    • @jsp5407
      @jsp5407 День тому

      Not f22 or B1?

    • @gianm454
      @gianm454 День тому +5

      Against insurgents without guided Anti Aircraft launchers (or similar), the A10 is definitely a top option, but in conventional warfare and the consecuential contested Airspace context, the A10 sadly does have great chances of success. s

    • @jmantmull
      @jmantmull День тому +1

      F 16 still tops

    • @Raw_Filters
      @Raw_Filters День тому

      *coolest aircraft

    • @jonnybgoode7742
      @jonnybgoode7742 День тому

      ​@@gianm454 they had them... this is something people say to sound intelligent to other ignorant people.

  • @BC-pf5ne
    @BC-pf5ne День тому +5

    Love these A-10 pilot stories, them and that awesome aircraft is a game changer.

  • @user-tt9cm1se8g
    @user-tt9cm1se8g День тому +18

    Hell yeah pork chop!
    Shawn, time for some Kiowa pilot interviews

  • @TWP13
    @TWP13 15 годин тому +2

    As a 13F, I always appreciated hearing HOG11 check in on deployments.

  • @gordonadams4793
    @gordonadams4793 День тому +8

    Your guest enjoyed his mission. I've never seen you laugh so much Shawn.

  • @tntgators
    @tntgators 9 годин тому +3

    160 Regiment. Nightstalkers

  • @beaunugget4277
    @beaunugget4277 18 годин тому +2

    What a great interview. Love the A-10. And love the channel. Thanks for doing what you do

  • @mikemccourt6225
    @mikemccourt6225 6 годин тому +1

    "Let me drop this bomb"
    Kiowa pilot: "hold on, I've still got a full magazine"

  • @fuelman524
    @fuelman524 День тому +9

    Lil bird pilots don’t let go either, check out the ones who retire and go public for a power company trimming power line right of ways. 10 hrs a day they have a saw hanging under their chopper cutting limbs.

  • @Charly_Dont_Surf
    @Charly_Dont_Surf День тому +18

    Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrtttttttt=pink mist

  • @RobertAllen-e4i
    @RobertAllen-e4i День тому +7

    I love the 160th hahaha

  • @gford1491
    @gford1491 День тому +7

    The army needs to add the a10s to their aviation wings

  • @cb913
    @cb913 День тому +8

    He saved a lot of lives and also took a lot. Dude is a hero and God bless him and Shawn.

  • @hvac1k636
    @hvac1k636 6 годин тому

    Medic in the AF I may not play ban important role but serving along people like this feels amazing! Aim High!

  • @chaseandrew031
    @chaseandrew031 День тому +11

    Interview more pilots!

  • @HAVOCRISING_
    @HAVOCRISING_ 21 годину тому +3

    A-10 = Butterfly of death.

  • @LogicandReason
    @LogicandReason Годину тому

    My twin sons, 11B, both said that the A-10 saved their ass several times.

  • @Shawnmehaffey
    @Shawnmehaffey День тому +1

    Hey, Mr. Ryan. I really love your show. You’re a good man and we need more men like you! Keep it up.

  • @Paprikawastaken
    @Paprikawastaken 14 годин тому

    Finally. Been waiting to hear a pilot testimony for a long time. Lots of ground force dudes on the show and it’s great and all. Honestly though, I left the door kickers club and I want to do something else. The civilian side ain’t working out too well in my eyes so I’ve been thinking about going back as a pilot. Dunno if you could swing any of the 160th dudes for an interview. But it would be awesome.

  • @BobaFett5474
    @BobaFett5474 19 годин тому +5

    I wonder if pilots have less PTSD since they are so far away from their targets and really don’t see them face to face.

    • @mikeyui7543
      @mikeyui7543 14 годин тому

      I know ptsd is tied to mental health as well like you mentally know you've ended alot of lives in certain planes but the thoguth of not seeing it happen is interesting

    • @MEDICUS729
      @MEDICUS729 13 годин тому

      Nah, both my grandpas were WW2 bomber pilots. They killed A LOT of civilians. They had it worse than some people on the ground.

    • @Brownkid422
      @Brownkid422 10 годин тому +2

      Ive heard drone operators have the highest rates of ptsd. Being disconnected physically and so dissasociated to the destruction you cause while deep down knowing you have the power of god in your hands and you're using it to mercilessly end human life must be a tough concept to grok. Also, i mean no disrespect, but on some level it's unfair or perhaps unsportsmanlike to be so invulnerable while dishing out the hate which could also conflict with some ideas of honor, i suppose. I hope everyone gets the support they need.

    • @Facemaker77
      @Facemaker77 5 годин тому

      @@Brownkid422Good Kill is a movie with Ethan Hawke that depicts this

  • @alvingardner2847
    @alvingardner2847 День тому +2

    Love your work Shawn , Keep it up )

  • @PieterBreda
    @PieterBreda 21 годину тому +2

    I love the brrrrtt but I guess the enemy has different feelings. The advantage is that if you actually hear the gun, you're probably alive.

  • @bsellman6881
    @bsellman6881 День тому

    So good .... I love how Shawn 8:53 gets so excited with the story good stuff!✌️

  • @ComfortsSpecter
    @ComfortsSpecter 6 годин тому

    A10 Pilot trying His hardest to not Vibe: *Impossible*
    Adorable work

  • @bks252
    @bks252 День тому +1

    I like this guy. He’s just a real dude!

  • @WOOD-BOOGER-lc4fl
    @WOOD-BOOGER-lc4fl День тому +8

    Really want to impress me? Tell us about the first UAP you shot down!!

  • @MasonSStarkey
    @MasonSStarkey День тому +1

    The Scuffed Pilot
    reminds me of Mr Rochefort lol

  • @iVETAnsolini
    @iVETAnsolini 8 годин тому

    Did he just say “pickle the bomb off”. I assume that means release, but pickle? Is that an acronym? Lol

    • @rrobins9857
      @rrobins9857 7 годин тому

      I thought he said tickle!

  • @theshittybowman
    @theshittybowman День тому +1

    Lmao… the helo pilots telling the A-10 “no.”

  • @bleak83
    @bleak83 День тому +2

    This guy has me hyped up to fly an A10

  • @Kilo-ct8dh
    @Kilo-ct8dh День тому +1

    Knew a few Koiwa pilots back in the day, they're a special breed...😂

  • @F0RUM155
    @F0RUM155 5 годин тому

    Love this dude

  • @interstellar618
    @interstellar618 День тому

    Awesome interview!

  • @frisc0strangler207
    @frisc0strangler207 12 годин тому

    I just watched The Covenant last night. The baddasery of our pilots is on full display in that movie.

  • @LongRon6969
    @LongRon6969 День тому +2

    82nd Airborne 11B vet named Fernando Arroyo that did an interview with Urban Valor and he talked about those Kiowa pilots shooting out of their helicopters.
    Shawn you gotta get this guy on the show. He’s a conventional infantry guy with an amazing story who’s also a man of faith.
    ua-cam.com/video/fGJLQQ8f1tI/v-deo.htmlsi=6w9yS3N0InDVPCOq

  • @ryderray2720
    @ryderray2720 16 годин тому

    Imagine the polotician that tried to say we should discontinue the a-10 one of our troops greatest air supports

  • @uwillnevahno6837
    @uwillnevahno6837 11 годин тому

    The A-10 is one of the few aircraft that slows itself down as a result of a gun run.

  • @blackbilly1965
    @blackbilly1965 День тому

    Great story Shawn

  • @goldenrakelawncare6564
    @goldenrakelawncare6564 6 годин тому

    Kiowa pilots were the most badass fuckers I've ever known. Wild men during the GWOT.

  • @williamhornsey7302
    @williamhornsey7302 День тому

    Great show

  • @richardhemenway7528
    @richardhemenway7528 6 годин тому

    Thank you for liking the 30mm Gating .Brrrrr

  • @seantbr2019
    @seantbr2019 11 годин тому

    I hurt really bad when the oh58 was retired

  • @doglegjake6788
    @doglegjake6788 День тому

    Excellent video

  • @tylerroberson1112
    @tylerroberson1112 День тому +2

    Lmfao guns go quiet and ppl go away. Reminds of that Shane Gillis bit where he talks about the Apache and just says “all clear” haha

  • @Damyankee1989
    @Damyankee1989 11 годин тому

    Can you imagine being the enemy and seeing that mf A-10 coming straight at you guns blazing. Thats a shit your pants moment

  • @michaelbates1640
    @michaelbates1640 10 годин тому

    Sharing is caring.

  • @chrisw9731
    @chrisw9731 21 годину тому

    I worked on F15 back in the day and every time we would go to NAFB for the Red Flag exercise are pilots would always comment on how the A10 pilots would always kick there butts.

    • @peanutbutterdijonnaise
      @peanutbutterdijonnaise 15 годин тому

      My late dad worked on F15s at Edwards AFB in the late 80s, amazing stuff. I wish I had asked him more about what he worked on.

    • @chrisw9731
      @chrisw9731 8 годин тому

      Nice. I was at Langley AFB 86-90

  • @mr.martyr8573
    @mr.martyr8573 17 годин тому

    Im fairly certain its mandatory for pilots to have bad ass mustaches. Lol

  • @blahblahblah8911
    @blahblahblah8911 14 годин тому

    Fighter pilots seem to be gamers with an insane console.

  • @RobVanClown
    @RobVanClown 9 годин тому

    Please get Kim Campbell on the show

  • @soundknight
    @soundknight 18 годин тому

    Don't they prefer to be called 'Attack Pilot'? I heard from Ward Carroll they respect each other but prefer their official job title.

  • @patmack2871
    @patmack2871 День тому

    Funny i just last nite watched an a-10 warthog vid w unbreak my heart on youtube, perfect timing

  • @justinpridham7919
    @justinpridham7919 14 годин тому

    I mean c'mon, these guys get to go in once the enemy is blind. Radar has already been vaporized by F-18's and jammed by Prowlers. They get to come in and mop up a thoroughly compromised position. Their CAS missions had to be the most fun you can have as a pilot, next to maybe how he described the helo pilots getting in the shit. Having guys on the ground to witness the capabilities of that platform raises it to God-like levels. But so much has happened by the time they get to go have their fun.

  • @Ron_Mcdon
    @Ron_Mcdon 7 годин тому

    you almost forget that he's talking about killing people

  • @delprice3007
    @delprice3007 День тому

    Way to go Dale Stark!

  • @issafacelift
    @issafacelift 8 годин тому

    Is this the hacker guys brother lol

  • @robertrabon7871
    @robertrabon7871 13 годин тому

    Watched 1 minute of this and dude is my 2nd favorite. Nic Irving is my favorite. This guy is a happy guy

  • @Slystones6646
    @Slystones6646 9 годин тому

    Dude needs rehab

  • @balooko31
    @balooko31 День тому

    Understandably a difficult conversation, but have you interviewed anyone directly involved in friendly fire that resulted in US/ally casualties? I ask because earlier today I was watching a few documentaries about Canadian soldiers in Afghanistan, one detailed a US A10 Warthog killing 1 Canadian and wounding 34, another about a bomb dropped on the Canadians by the US killing 4 and wounding 8. The pilots were tried in the latter case, one seemed remorseful while the other didn't (at the trial) according to one of the survivors.

  • @1RicoStunna
    @1RicoStunna 12 годин тому

    Air Power !!

  • @carlcolvin8320
    @carlcolvin8320 День тому

    The Hog pilots are the best pilots there is

  • @coltonwilson8717
    @coltonwilson8717 День тому +1

    Brrrrrrŕrrrrrrrrrrrrrrt. 🔥

  • @MrPlaidFace
    @MrPlaidFace День тому

    I imagine PTSD is still a thing for pilots?

    • @chrissheppard5068
      @chrissheppard5068 23 години тому +1

      This Pilot has Positive True Smiling Stories and Dits.

  • @Chad-x5n
    @Chad-x5n 8 годин тому

    Shawn! Why are you wearing your wifes jacket?! 😅 bruh

  • @oscartalbot7496
    @oscartalbot7496 19 годин тому

    Fire

  • @guadalupecovarrubias3487
    @guadalupecovarrubias3487 День тому +2

    GET SUM

  • @zippitydoohdangtwang
    @zippitydoohdangtwang День тому

    Aviation geologist

  • @clippzone1445
    @clippzone1445 12 годин тому

    Braaaaaaaap

  • @craigbluemlein9088
    @craigbluemlein9088 15 годин тому

    Shawn, You have a fantastic channel!

  • @jsp5407
    @jsp5407 День тому

    Lit

  • @WFox-zs3oe
    @WFox-zs3oe 17 годин тому

    Mos - 69420

  • @JohnSmith-uv4ox
    @JohnSmith-uv4ox 14 годин тому

    yyy

  • @70stunes71
    @70stunes71 День тому

    👍🏻🇱🇷💪⚡️

  • @oddvardmyrnes9040
    @oddvardmyrnes9040 День тому

    This was scary. How sick can you be?

    • @rickhavingfun
      @rickhavingfun 20 годин тому +4

      Country said go. They went. Acted w honor, courage and bravery. No shame in the game.
      These men would be scary to you...they have resolve and grit that clearly terrifies you.

    • @oddvardmyrnes9040
      @oddvardmyrnes9040 20 годин тому

      @@rickhavingfun .. I will argue that these people that sign up to bomb the hell out of the poorest people on the planet, sit there and brag about it, you can bet your sorry ass they scare me. They should scare the shit out of you too.

    • @JestersPrivilege666
      @JestersPrivilege666 15 годин тому

    • @oddvardmyrnes9040
      @oddvardmyrnes9040 14 годин тому

      @@rickhavingfun .. When a man brags about how he bombed the poorest people on the planet, it should terrify us all.

  • @monikaflisnik6627
    @monikaflisnik6627 День тому

    😅 " Pytanie. Po co " robić wywiad " skoro i tak " kłamią " ? 😅 " Mój " zmarnowany " czas " na " oglądanie " kolesia " który " kombinuje " żeby " się " nie " wysypać " z " info " 😅 " Wąsa niech " zgoli " 😅 " Głupio wygląda " 😅