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I'm new here so,
here is a nice image taken at the Tactical Leadershp Program 2005/05
at Florennes AB Belgium.....

<img src="http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e85/warthog64/IMG_5630a10.jpg" border=0>

Spangdhalem AB Germany........

<img src="http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e85/warthog64/81991.jpg" border=0>

RAF Bentwaters UK mid eighties.

enjoy.

warthog64

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the one from bentwaters........
<img src="http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e85/warthog64/aviation%20oldies/A-10955.jpg" border=0>

warthog64

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That last photo looks like its from the pre-laste era of the hawgs evolution. SWEET !<img src=icon_smile_cool.gif border=0 align=middle>

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The last one is from the early '80's, before we started putting squadron colors on the tails.

Coach

this is probably a dumb question, but what was the reasoning for the change away from the Green Camo versions to the Grey?

Is grey just harder to see in the sky compared to the 2 tone blue some Eagles use?



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The last one is from the early '80's, before we started putting squadron colors on the tails.

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Tail # 955. My records say I flew it on 7/24/1984...IP hop, logged .9. Not a normal number for the 78th so I must have been bummin' a flight somewhere else!

They just look better green.

Hey landgenoot, mooie foto's van die A-10 van Spangdahlem. En die van Bentwaters.

Sorry guys, I saw that he was from mine country. Next time I answer in English.





Salute Dutchy
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Termites do it in the dark!
(47FS Barksdale afb)

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Sorry, I don't speak Dutch, but if you have any more Bentwaters pics, post them up!

Cheers! M2

three more..........
Soesterberg AB Holland mid eighties,

<img src="http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e85/warthog64/aviation%20oldies/A-10218.jpg" border=0>

another one same place,

<img src="http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e85/warthog64/ssb0104.jpg" border=0>

And one at Barnes AP Mass, USA. 1987,

<img src="http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e85/warthog64/USA01.jpg" border=0>

Sorry for the bad scan's, enjoy!!
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Nice shots wartho(p)g64! BTW the forums image tags are care sensitive and must be in lower case, I corrected your above posts so the images would show.

Ugly But Well Hung

Good to see you Alfakilo Sir <img src=icon_smile.gif border=0 align=middle>.

They looked better Euro -1 and I wont change my mind.

Nice pitures from "Crooked Creek" Those were the days.

Goose

They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.
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Soesterberg brings back good memories! Here I am pulling into the chocks on my last mission, March 1976.

<img src="http://webpages.charter.net/alfakilo/01b.jpg" border=0>


One more for our Dutch friends!


<img src="http://webpages.charter.net/alfakilo/01.jpg" border=0>



Edited by - alfakilo on Mar 25 2006 4:53 PM

Mean in green; gay in gray.<img src=icon_smile_wink.gif border=0 align=middle>

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SWEET!!!!!!!!!!

Dice more F-4'S for your collection.

Col. was that F-104 out of Leck AB Western Germany at that time?

Goose

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No, that's a Dutch 104 out of the RNAFB base at Leeuwarden on the north Dutch coast. We trained with them often and mixed it up with them even more often!

That shot was taken on my 'fini flight' when we asked Leeuwarden to send up a Zipper for the event. It was a neat moment because I was going back to the US to fly 104s at Luke.

We did see the GAF 104s quite a bit but more often worked with the GAF F-4Fs out of Wittmundhaven.

Soesterberg........great to see the old pictures. I realy missed you guys and girls of the 32nd Wolfhounds!

I see on your site Warthop64 that we sometimes visit the same show of events. Maybe we have met eachother but both don't know it.



Salute Dutchy
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Termites do it in the dark!
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How is Andy these days? I heard you retired from the Airlines and work for a Airline Simulator training Company.

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the one from bentwaters........
<img src="http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e85/warthog64/aviation%20oldies/A-10955.jpg" border=0>

warthog64



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Did anyone notice the pilots white helmet, or that station 2 in removed from the A/C or how about the fact the guys are wearing fatigues? This pic brings back some good memories.

Fender

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Correct. In 1983, we redid our NATO employment concept with the NATO ground forces. Realizing that the traditional wall-to-wall load out was probably going to cost too much performance loss (meaning a one way mission), we got the Army to understand that the jet was better used in other ways. The result was the removal of four pylons and the parent mounting of Maverick and Rockeye on the pylons...no more LAU-88s or TERs and no more MK-82 in the standard loadouts. The primary SCL was 2 Maverick and gun, secondary was gun only, and tertiary was 2 Rockeye and gun.

The objective was to eliminate any weapons delivery that would result in the jet having to overfly the target...hence the emphasis on gun and Maverick.

By 1986, we were doing business in a completely different way than we had planned in 1982. The Hog had become a highly flexible, 'on demand', asset to the ground commander instead of just a throw-away force to be used on the FLOT in a static defense. That was left to the Army while the Hogs and other CAS assets were kept aside to deal with the unexpected.

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You heard right. Having hit 60 in June 2004, I went off to the old folks home...for about three months. Then FlightSafety International called with an offer I couldn't refuse. They hired me and six other TWA former instructors to start a new training program on the Embraer 170/190 aircraft.

We're now up to 20 instructors...we have been using the sims in Montreal and Charlotte but now are finishing the installation of our first sim in St Louis, with another by the end of the year. It's been great! I didn't feel ready to hang it up, and this keeps me in the game. The 170 doesn't have a gun yet, but I'm working on it!!

Until then, I teach the Captains that when the tower clears them to land, they say "One's in"!!

Great shots there, IIRC 955 was a 'Vulture' at Bentwaters, then they headed off to Alconbury in '88.
Recall seeing 955 at a couple of shows with the then demo pilot Capt.Jessurun in 1986.

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Great shots there, IIRC 955 was a 'Vulture' at Bentwaters, then they headed off to Alconbury in '88.
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A couple of weeks ago, Sean and I spent a nice St. Patty's day afternoon having a few brewskies in St. Louis. He's about to upgrade to Captain on the Airbus at FedEx. We had a great time talking about old times in the 511th.

Hi Andy, nice to see you dropping by and posting some nice pictures!

Ugly But Well Hung

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A couple of weeks ago, Sean and I spent a nice St. Patty's day afternoon having a few brewskies in St. Louis. He's about to upgrade to Captain on the Airbus at FedEx. We had a great time talking about old times in the 511th.

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No disrespect to the current superb ACC Hog demo pilot's, but for me, the USAFE A-10 demonstrations of the 80's were the best, I can well remember Jessurun's demo at my local Biggin Hill air show in 1987, an excellent aggressive display highlighting the Warthog's manoeovreability and tactics, he won Best Solo display that weekend IIRC.
The 1980's......six squadrons of Hog's in the UK.......fantastic.

Oh yes good 'ol MA 78-628. Can you say smoking crater ?

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