Fairchild-Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II / "Warthog"

[azbill]

There Be Dragons...

Nice Jay!
What focal length for this one?

[Jay Beckman]

300mm on a 1DMkIV

[azbill]

WOW...you must've been close!

[Jay Beckman]

Range Tower at Goldwater...

[Warbird Keith]

Stunning A-10 shot, Jay!


Chisel 25

[Jay Beckman]

And yours ain't chopped liver my brutha!   

[Barry Griffiths]

 
Fairchild Republic A-10C Thunderbolt II 80-0205 & 81-0943 USAF 358th FS "Lobos" 355 FW (Two ship recovery) by Barry Griffiths CAD, on Flickr

[Chuck Mitchell]

Fairchild-Republic A-10 Thunderbolt ll Demo Team
April 2011 Heritage practice
Davis Monthan, AFB

[bilwor]

Davis-Monthan AFB 01/10/12

Fairchild A-10C Thunderbird II-Warthog 78-692 IN Fort Wayne 163rd FS Blacksnakes


Fairchild A-10C Thunderbird II-Warthog 78-679 IN Fort Wayne 163rd FS Blacksnakes

[Joe Copalman]

Cool catches.

That pod outboard under the left wing on both looks like a LAU-10 for the 5" Zunis.  Wonder what that's all about.

[bilwor]

Fairchild A-10C Thunderbird II-Warthog 78-692 IN Fort Wayne 163rd FS Blacksnakes

[Daniel DeSart]

Motivation to head out tomorrow. Hope the weather will be nice.

Good shot Bill!

[Daniel DeSart]

No luck on getting any blacksnakes 

But I did manage to get some keepers from the home based birds.

[Joe Copalman]

My guess is that the Blacksnakes are mostly flying at night.  Ned got confirmation that those pods that looked like LAU-10 rocket pods were actually SUU-25 flare dispensers, so I'm sure night work is a big part of what they're doing out here.  Solid catch on the LGB under 198 though.  That's a pretty solid warload he's bringing back with him.

[Daniel DeSart]

Thanks Joe, yeah I was wondering what was up with that, they usually come back empty.