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What a great website. I was in tears most of the time looking at it. I was a member of the 23 TFW at McConnell AFB near Wichita KS '64-'66 and '69-'72. I have always liked tigers and being a member of the "Flying Tigers" was a high point in my life. The Tiger paint on the A-10 and the "BITE" of the gun plus everything it can do make the A-10 my favorite aircraft. I worked on the F-105, but I wished I could have been closer to the A-10.
The only thing I might suggest is (if you can) to add a sound bite of the gun, maybe a 5-10 sec burst. I don't know enough about computers to suggest how to do it, but I would very much like to hear it again.
Thanks again for a great site about the A-10.

Wade

Wade

Check out the web site for HAWGSMOKE two years ago, make sure you have the volume turned up really loud when you load it up!

http://www.hawgsmoke2004.com/

Cheers! M2

Wade, welcome to WT and thank you for your service. Pull up a chair and pop a top on your favorite beverage. Join in some of the best talk on the web concerning the A-10 and other topics.

Fender

"Patriotism is your conviction that this country is superior to all other countries because you were born in it."
George Bernard Shaw

Wade,

Welcome Aboard, McConnell AFB was the 23rds Hurrivac Area when I was at England AFB with the 23rd. Nice base and I still have my "
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At the The now Closed England AFB we had a whole airpark dedicated to the history of the Unit and The F-105 was a big part of it.
She looked good next to the A-10 and the other Aircraft.

Some of the Statics have been taken away but I think theres a picture somewhere around here of the F-105 on Static at the park.

Again Welcome aboard.

Goose

They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.
Benjamin Franklin,
(1706 - 1790)

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Wade, let me echo Fender’s comments and thank you for your service to our country. This is a nice place to “hang-out” and talk about everything A-10 and any other subject you may wish to talk about. If you haven’t already visit my A-10 website at www.warthogpen.com again welcome aboard and hope you enjoy your stay.

Goose, I have this pic from Hawgsmoke 2004 if it’s the one you are thinking about.

<img src="http://www.warthogpen.com/bs/a10_f105.jpg" border=0>

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http://www.warthogpen.com

Yep thats the one.

Man they sure did "RAPE" The display one of the 2 A-10"s,the P-40 the F-86 I'f I'm right are gone now.
That was probaly all that was left.

They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.
Benjamin Franklin,
(1706 - 1790)

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\"Live Free Or Die\"

I think a team from (Pope AFB?) came down and took the P-40 even before the base was closed

Welcome aboard, and thanx for the kind words.

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The A-10, F-105, A-7 and P-40 are at the Pope air park. I suspect they will be in southwestern Georgia within a couple of years.

Coach

Probably so


Goose

They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.
Benjamin Franklin,
(1706 - 1790)

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\"Live Free Or Die\"

update on the England Airpark....as the base was closing in late 1992, the P-40 at the England Airpark was sent to Pope AFB...all the remaining jets A-10, F-105, A-7 (in Tiger Livery) and The F-86(painted as John England's in Europe when he was killed) remained....The City Of Alexandria had an old F-84F at Bringhurst Park..it had ben painted olive drab camo...with house paint I think....but as Wing commander at the time I offered if they would put it at the airpark we would refurbish it to represent the 393Fighter Bomber Sq...based at alex in the early-mid 50's...we had lots of mantenance troops there w/o aircraft and a bunch of folks pitched in and turned it into a thing of beauty...we mounted it on the former P-40 pedestal in the takeoff attitude and the gear coming up....I returned there qa couple of years ago @004 and all the aircraft are still there and amazingly enough still in gorgeous condition...although a few of the manakin flight suits are faded badly
if assing by on I-49..it is worth a stop a t the England Indusrtial Airpark to see...cheers all

Col R. C. Lemon

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