At Nellis AFB, Nevada, Warthog News contributor Bruce Smith from the United States had the opportunity to take the following shots of A-10Cs from the 303rd Fighter Squadron, 442nd Fighter Wing (AFRC), Whiteman AFB, Missouri, currently participating in Red Flag 11-2:
A-10C 78-0631, 2011-01-25. (Photo by Bruce Smith) Full size
A-10C 79-0093, 2011-01-25. (Photo by Bruce Smith) Full size
A-10C 79-0109, 2011-01-25. (Photo by Bruce Smith) Full size
A-10C 79-0114, 2011-01-25. (Photo by Bruce Smith) Full size
A-10C 79-0118, 2011-01-25. (Photo by Bruce Smith) Full size
A-10C 79-0121, 2011-01-25. (Photo by Bruce Smith) Full size
A-10C 79-0164, 2011-01-25. (Photo by Bruce Smith) Full size
A-10C 79-0122, marked 442FW as the 442nd Fighter Wing flagship, 2011-01-25. (Photo by Bruce Smith) Full size
A-10C 78-0631, 2011-01-24. (Photo by Bruce Smith) Full size
Thanks to Bruce's outstanding coverage, at least the following eight participating aircraft are identified by photos:
A-10C 78-0631
A-10C 79-0093
A-10C 79-0109
A-10C 79-0114
A-10C 79-0118
A-10C 79-0121
A-10C 79-0122
A-10C 79-0164
According to the visible loadouts, the 303rd FS A-10Cs are still equipped with the AN/AAQ-28 LITENING AT targeting pod, mostly carried on station 2.
Update January 30, 2011:
Today, Bruce e-mailed me: There are 2 more here, total of 10. Other 2 are 79-0123 and 80-0201. When I get better pics than I got so far, I'll put them up (or I'll try to make them more presentable anyway).
Thank you, Bruce. And so, we got the complete list:
A-10C 78-0631
A-10C 79-0093
A-10C 79-0109
A-10C 79-0114
A-10C 79-0118
A-10C 79-0121
A-10C 79-0122
A-10C 79-0123
A-10C 79-0164
A-10C 80-0201
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