This Painting Shows A Pilot Saying Goodbye To His Son With A-10's In The Background. Words Of The Artists: In Honor Of All Of The Men And Women Who Left Family, Friends, And Careers To Serve In Operation Desert Shield And Desert Storm, This Illustration Will Document The Sacrifice Placed On The Children Of Those Families. To Those Men, Women And Children, We Say Thank You For Making America Proud.The A-10 And OA-10 Thunderbolt II Were The First Aircraft Specially Designed For Close Air Support Of Ground Forces. They Are Simple, Effective And Survivable Twin-Engine Aircraft Than Can Be Used Against All Ground Targets, Including Tanks And Other Armored Vehicles. Manufactured By Fairchild Republic Aircraft The A-10 Warthog Is Capable Of Surviving Direct Hits From Armor-Piercing And High-Explosive Projectiles. The Pilot Is Encircled By Titanium Armor.