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Author:  Waltz41 [ 17 May 2007, 00:32 ]
Post subject:  124th FW / ID ANG Deployment 5/8
“MAZDA 11, The tanker is in the green, sitting in the hammerhead at McGuire waiting for your release. Have a safe trip and kick some ass”

On May 8, about 630 am, a flight of 12 A-10s took off from Willow Grove NAS JRB, PA heading over to Iraq. They left in two flights: MAZDA 11, a flight of 7, and MAZDA 21, a flight of 5. The ID ANG A-10s came in a few days earlier, and actually a few are still here. They also took some of the 111th FW PA ANG A-10s. Was curious to know about that.
Here's a few pics of them departing that morning. Kind of got a weird feeling knowing these guys were heading off to fight. Thought you guys might like to see. Our thoughts and prayers are with them.

http://www.idahopress.com/articles/2007 ... aking8.txt

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Author:  JAlberts [ 18 May 2007, 03:12 ]
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awesome!!!
Author:  Dice-man [ 18 May 2007, 07:35 ]
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Thanks for the info and pics Waltz, very nice. :D
Author:  Old Chief [ 18 May 2007, 23:00 ]
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Someone asked if there was any way to identify a Plus model A-10 and Dice figured it out. The pics of 629 and 196 are the best examples of the only external difference; take a look at the aft belly antenna.

Nice pics Waltz.

OC
Author:  Dice-man [ 19 May 2007, 16:48 ]
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Old Chief wrote:
Someone asked if there was any way to identify a Plus model A-10 and Dice figured it out.
OC


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Author:  Hawg166 [ 21 May 2007, 21:41 ]
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Well at least a couple of old Barnes jets are going to get back into the fray. (even if they were ours fifteen years ago). Lord knows we'll never deploy again with Fleagles.
Author:  Dutchy [ 21 May 2007, 22:24 ]
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Fantastic. Nice sunlight in the morning on the planes. Thanks for sharing
Author:  Top Gun [ 25 May 2007, 03:54 ]
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how come they are only carrying one ferry tank, I thought they used two when going over seas?
Author:  Lil Hitler [ 25 May 2007, 04:37 ]
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Top Gun wrote:
how come they are only carrying one ferry tank, I thought they used two when going over seas?


TG, I think it depends on the Tanker Support. I can remember one trip we actually took all three bags over... then two... and then only one.
Author:  Coach [ 25 May 2007, 20:03 ]
Post subject:  A-10A+ VID
I think the change of the antenna is to accomodate the ARC-210 radio, nothing to do with the A-10A+ modification.

Coach
Author:  Old Chief [ 25 May 2007, 21:48 ]
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I think the change of the antenna is to accomodate the ARC-210 radio, nothing to do with the A-10A+ modification.


Actually Coach it was changed to accomodate the SADL radio which is part of the plus mod, though it is the same antenna that's used by the ARC-210.

OC
Author:  Top Gun [ 26 May 2007, 02:29 ]
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Lil Hitler wrote:
Top Gun wrote:
how come they are only carrying one ferry tank, I thought they used two when going over seas?


TG, I think it depends on the Tanker Support. I can remember one trip we actually took all three bags over... then two... and then only one.


thanks for the explanation, I'm presuming a tanker was accompany them over seas.
Author:  Coach [ 27 May 2007, 19:25 ]
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So I guess that means the antenna is not an ID thing for A-10A+...what you see depends on which airplane you're looking at. The As in the AOR have the ARC-210 as well.

Like I said earlier, its not the defining feature of an A-10A+.

Coach
Author:  Old Chief [ 27 May 2007, 22:10 ]
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So I guess that means the antenna is not an ID thing for A-10A+...what you see depends on which airplane you're looking at.


Yup, you're right Coach..my bad. We weren't doing the 210 when I first made that statement but now that the 210 is becoming more prolific there's no external difference.

OC
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