Friday, February 19, 2010

355th Fighter Wing A-10s caught at D-M February 17, 2010

At Davis-Monthan AFB, Arizona, Warthog News contributor Ned Harris from United States had the opportunity to take the following pictures:



Formation landing of A-10Cs 80-0211 (left) and 80-0181 still without new squadron markings. Both aircraft are carrying Sniper XR targeting pod on station 2. Note the different shape of the darker grey paint on the forward fuselages. (Photo by Ned Harris) Full size

Aircraft info from my blog's Warthog Aircraft Database:
80-0181 (A10-0531) 76th TFS, 23rd TFW (EL); Desert Storm; 354th FS, 355th FW (DM)
80-0211 (A10-0561) 354th FS, 355th FW (DM)



A-10C 80-0150 with yellow fin flashes from the 357th Fighter Squadron. Note the damaged nose after air refueling and also the green-painted nose landing gear door, likely installed while in Afghanistan. AN-AAQ-28 LITENING AT targeting pod on station 2. (Photo by Ned Harris) Full size



A-10 78-0670 with white fin flashes from the 358th Fighter Squadron (marked 358 FS/CC as the squadron commander's aircraft). (Photo by Ned Harris) Full size



A-10 80-0147 still without new squadron markings. (Photo by Ned Harris) Full size



A-10 79-0198 still without new squadron markings. (Photo by Ned Harris) Full size



A-10 79-0198 still without new squadron markings. (Photo by Ned Harris) Full size



A-10 80-0215 with black fin flashes from the 358th Fighter Squadron. (Photo by Ned Harris) Full size



A-10 80-0207 with yellow fin flashes from the 357th Fighter Squadron. (Photo by Ned Harris) Full size



A-10 79-0210 still without new squadron markings. (Photo by Ned Harris) Full size



A-10 80-0159 with black fin flashes from the 358th Fighter Squadron (marked 358 FS/CC) as the squadron commander's jet. (Photo by Ned Harris) Full size



A-10 80-0273 still without new squadron markings, but with the "last three digits" 273 on the right main landing gear sponson - totally unusal for 355th FW's Hogs. (Photo by Ned Harris) Full size

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