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Anyone have any info or photos about A-10 tail number 80-0222??? This aircraft was assigned to the 343rd TFW, Eielson AFB, Alaska. I was the crew chief assigned to this aircraft from 1986 to 1989. I'd sure like to know if she is still flying and where.

Well, She's not at Eielson anymore.

They say that the only two things certain in life are death and taxes. I prefer them in that order.

Your Hawg is still flying but with Battle Creek. I know I have some pictues somewhere...if no one else posts any I will look tonight and see what I can find. I do have the door art it carried in 2002...

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Ugly But Well Hung

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By this time tomorrow I shall have gained either a pearage or Westminster Abbey........Nelson

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We call her "The Duck" at battle creek. It currently has no doorart but the previous pic to the one posted was dark wing duck.
It currently has no CC either but the job is being hired. It's had a really bad history of breaking hard whenever we take it anywhere. We usally call it our mobile bench stock!
It did fly very well during OIF though!!

Breaks hard is an understatement! #1 engine aft thrust mount failed and the crew chief found the engine laying down against the aft cowl during his BPO, gun exploded causing a couple of months of depot maintenance and the RH MLG axle snapping off while taxiing on to the runway! She's been the test bed for catastrophic failures!

Wow! I know there was a tail 79-0222 at DM with the same reputation. I spoke to that a/c's crew chief in 1987 when I was TDY to DM.... When I worked The Duck is was an outstanding aircraft.... But then I worked it less than six years off the assembly line...... I'd love to get some photos.... Can anyone help?

I've got some high def pictures of her leading a fly by over Al Jaber just after OIF. How can I send them to you?

Hey Cheesehead, I understand the Cheesehead hat and the two pistals on the door art but why a duck? Is this a refrance to your wing patch?

Ugly But Well Hung

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I've got some high def pictures of her leading a fly by over Al Jaber just after OIF. How can I send them to you?


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Did you get some pics to him, if not I can post the fly-over pics here??

Ugly But Well Hung

Humoristic doorart. I am always surprised with the creative brains of those how painted it.
The stories behind those doorarts and planes is intresting me.

Salute
Dutchy

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

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Dice,
The Duck is in reference to the 172nd FS patch. The aircraft actually got the nickname "The Duck" at Eielson and it carried over here. I was told at one time why it got that nickname but it escapes my "steel trap like" memory at this moment.

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Dice,
The Duck is in reference to the 172nd FS patch. The aircraft actually got the nickname "The Duck" at Eielson and it carried over here. I was told at one time why it got that nickname but it escapes my "steel trap like" memory at this moment.


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So it had this art at Eielson?

Ugly But Well Hung

The cheesehead doorart was put on at B.C. about 6years ago or so. Before that was "Darkwing Duck". I'll have to search for a picture of that cause I couldn't find it on your website?
I don't remember what was on it when it came from Eielson?

When I worked the aircraft I was told by the "older" crew chiefs that a series of 2's in poker was called a "duck" hence the nickname... I've never heard of that since.....

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Anyone have any info or photos about A-10 tail number 80-0222??? This aircraft was assigned to the 343rd TFW, Eielson AFB, Alaska. I was the crew chief assigned to this aircraft from 1986 to 1989. I'd sure like to know if she is still flying and where.


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I shot that bird at BC in 2000 and Hawgsmoke 2004. Let's see if I can dig them up somewhere. <img src=icon_smile.gif border=0 align=middle>

I hope this works. First attempt here. <img src=newicons/icon_hog.gif border=0 align=middle>

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BC ramp August 2000. The Duck door art is visible.
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Monday departure Hawgsmoke 2004

Did a Google and it seems 2s are called ducks in poker. <img src=icon_smile_approve.gif border=0 align=middle>

Ugly But Well Hung

That's pretty spooky, according to my records 79-0222 was lost in July of 1983. Perhaps the ghost of that plane haunts the hanger!

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Wow! I know there was a tail 79-0222 at DM with the same reputation. I spoke to that a/c's crew chief in 1987 when I was TDY to DM.... When I worked The Duck is was an outstanding aircraft.... But then I worked it less than six years off the assembly line...... I'd love to get some photos.... Can anyone help?


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Wasn't 79-0222 a Bentwaters bird? I was there in July 83, was that the mid-air?

Cheers! M2

The mid-air was in Dec 83. I think July 83 was the guy who landed in the farmhouse in Germany after reacting one too many times to the F-4.

Coach

Coach is correct.

Ugly But Well Hung

Danke!

Cheers! M2