A-10 Warthog Photo Essay

Various aircraft that I have photographed at airshows and museums.

Aircraft Fairchild-Republic A-10A Thunderbolt II Unit -- Base -- Military serial number 73-1666 Manufacturer construction number A10-0003 Aircraft name -- Photo Location / Date Hill Aerospace Museum, Hill AFB, UT, 18 June 2009 Notes

	GAU-8/A Avenger		TF34
tail	wind tunnel model	wind tunnel model	wind tunnel model
wind tunnel model	wind tunnel model	Note different nose from production aircraft

Aircraft Fairchild-Republic A-10A Thunderbolt II Unit 354th TFW Base Eielson AFB, AK Military serial number 75-0305 Manufacturer construction number A10-0054 Aircraft name -- Photo Location / Date Museum of Aviation, Robins AFB, GA, 10 September 2014 Notes From museum website: "The A-10 on display was delivered to the USAF in July 1977 to the 354th Tactical Fighter Wing at Myrtle Beach AFB, South Carolina. It later flew with the 355th Tactical Fighter Wing and Tactical Training Wing at Davis Monthan AFB, Arizona before being retired from active flying service in June 1992. It was later transferred to the Eielson AFB, Alaska to serve as maintenance instructional trainer before being flown via C-5 transport to Robins AFB for display at the Museum of Aviation in 2007."

Aircraft Fairchild-Republic A-10A Thunderbolt II Unit USAF, 23rd Tactical Fighter Wing, 74th Tactical Fighter Squadron "Flying Tigers" Base England AFB, LA Military serial number unknown Manufacturer construction number unknown Aircraft name -- Photo Location / Date Florida International Airshow, Punta Gorda, FL, March 1988 Notes My first A-10s at my first airshow; I didn't think to get photos of the serial numbers; the A-10 with the baggage pods might be 80-265 or even 82-0653 (can barely make out 265 or maybe 2653 on the main landing gear fairing).

GAU-8/A Avenger

Aircraft Fairchild-Republic A-10A Thunderbolt II Unit USAF AFRC, 917th Wing, 47th Fighter Squadron "Dogpatchers" Base Barksdale AFB, LA Military serial number 78-0582 Manufacturer construction number A10-0202 Aircraft name "Boyless Bailey" Photo Location / Date Sun 'n Fun Fly-In, Lakeland, FL, 17 April 2010 Notes

	wrinkles	tail

Aircraft Fairchild-Republic A-10A Thunderbolt II Unit USAF AFRC, 917th Wing, 47th Fighter Squadron "Dogpatchers" Base Barksdale AFB, LA Military serial number 79-0105 Manufacturer construction number A10-0369 Aircraft name "Daisy Mae" Photo Location / Date Valiant Air Command Tico Warbird Airshow, Titusville, FL, 12 March 2006 Notes

		nose	GAU-8/A Avenger
cockpit	"Daisy Mae"	TF34	tail

Aircraft Fairchild-Republic A-10A Thunderbolt II Unit USAF AFRC, 917th Wing, 47th Fighter Squadron "Dogpatchers" Base Barksdale AFB, LA Military serial number 79-0106 Manufacturer construction number A10-0370 Aircraft name "High Maintenance / Tigress" Photo Location / Date Sun 'n Fun Fly-In, Lakeland, FL, 12 April 2008 Notes

"High Maintenance"

"Tigress"

tail	peeling paint

Aircraft Fairchild-Republic A-10A Thunderbolt II Unit USAF AFRC, 917th Wing, 47th Fighter Squadron "Dogpatchers" Base Barksdale AFB, LA Military serial number 79-0142 Manufacturer construction number A10-0406 Aircraft name "Raving Dove" Photo Location / Date Sun 'n Fun Fly-In, Lakeland, FL, 25 April 2009 Notes Withdrawn from service and sent to AMARC as AC0266 on 25 May 25 2001; returned to service 25 Jul 2001.

	tail	engine nacelle	main landing gear
underwing pylons		chaff/flare dispensers under wingtip
nose	nose	nose	"Raving Dove"

Aircraft Fairchild-Republic A-10A Thunderbolt II Unit USAF AFRC, 917th Wing, 47th Fighter Squadron "Dogpatchers" Base Barksdale AFB, LA Military serial number 79-0145 Manufacturer construction number A10-0408 Aircraft name -- Photo Location / Date Sun 'n Fun Fly-In, Lakeland, FL, 17 April 2010 Notes

	Note absence of Pave Penny pod		main landing gear	main landing gear
Note non-standard s/n paint application	nose gear	nose gear well	cannon air intake	AN/AAQ-28 LITENING targeting pod
AN/AAQ-28 LITENING details	AN/AAQ-28 LITENING details	AN/AAQ-28 LITENING details	AN/AAQ-28 LITENING details	main landing gear

chaff/flare dispensers

TER (triple ejector rack)

Aircraft Fairchild-Republic A-10A Thunderbolt II Unit USAF AFRC, 917th Wing, 47th Fighter Squadron "Dogpatchers" Base Barksdale AFB, LA Military serial number 79-0153 Manufacturer construction number A10-0417 Aircraft name "Marryin' Sam" Photo Location / Date Sun 'n Fun Fly-In, Lakeland, FL, 25 April 2009 Notes

	tail	nose
nose	"Marryin' Sam"	underwing pylons

Aircraft Fairchild-Republic A-10A Thunderbolt II Unit USAF AFRC, 917th Wing, 47th Fighter Squadron "Dogpatchers" Base Barksdale AFB, LA Military serial number 79-0154 Manufacturer construction number A10-0418 Aircraft name "Evil Eye Fleegle" Photo Location / Date Sun 'n Fun Fly-In, Lakeland, FL, 12 April 2008 Notes

	"Evil Eye Fleegle"	tail

Aircraft Fairchild-Republic A-10A Thunderbolt II Unit USAF AFRC, 917th Wing, 47th Fighter Squadron "Dogpatchers" Base Barksdale AFB, LA Military serial number 79-0155 Manufacturer construction number A10-0419 Aircraft name "Top Hog / Gloria van Welbilt" Photo Location / Date Sun 'n Fun Fly-In, Lakeland, FL, 21 April 2007 Notes

nose

"Gloria van Welbilt"

Pave Penny

tail

engine nacelle

TF34

main landing gear

nose gear

Aircraft Fairchild-Republic A-10A Thunderbolt II Unit USAF AFRC, 917th Wing, 47th Fighter Squadron "Dogpatchers" Base Barksdale AFB, LA Military serial number 79-0155 Manufacturer construction number A10-0419 Aircraft name "Top Hog / Gloria van Welbilt" Photo Location / Date Airfest, MacDill AFB, Tampa, FL, 4 May 2008 Notes

"Top Hog"

"Gloria Van Welbilt"

AN/AAQ-28 LITENING targeting pod

Aircraft Fairchild-Republic A-10A Thunderbolt II Unit USAF 23rd Fighter Wing, 75th Fighter Squadron "Tiger Sharks" Base Pope AFB, NC Military serial number 79-0207 Manufacturer construction number A10-0471 Aircraft name -- Photo Location / Date Airfest, MacDill AFB, Tampa, FL, 5 November 2011 Notes Withdrawn from service and sent to AMARC as AC0307 on 11 July, 2002; later returned to service; most likely upgraded to A-10C.

Aircraft Fairchild-Republic A-10A Thunderbolt II Unit USAF 23rd Fighter Wing, 74th Fighter Squadron "Flying Tigers" (A-10 East Coast Demo Team) Base Pope AFB, NC Military serial number 79-0223 Manufacturer construction number A10-0487 Aircraft name "Let's Roll" Photo Location / Date Sun 'n Fun Fly-In, Lakeland, FL, 21 April 2007 Notes Withdrawn from service and sent to AMARC as AC0271 on 18 July 2001; returned to service 7 September, 2001.

Aircraft Fairchild-Republic A-10A Thunderbolt II Unit USAF AFRC, 917th Wing, 47th Fighter Squadron "Dogpatchers" Base Barksdale AFB, LA Military serial number 80-0171 Manufacturer construction number A10-0521 Aircraft name "Shmoo Justice / Shmoos" Photo Location / Date Airfest, MacDill AFB, Tampa, FL, 4 May 2008 Notes

nose

"Shmoo Justice"

"Shmoos"

tail

Aircraft Fairchild-Republic A-10C Thunderbolt II Unit USAF 23rd Fighter Wing, 75th Fighter Squadron "Tiger Sharks" Base Pope AFB, NC Military serial number 80-0189 Manufacturer construction number A10-0539 Aircraft name -- Photo Location / Date Airfest, MacDill AFB, Tampa, FL, 3 March 2009 Notes Withdrawn from service and sent to AMARC as AC0310 on 26 July 2002; returned to service and upgraded to A-10C.

		tail	AIM-9 Sidewinder, AGM-65 Maverick	tail
engine nacelle	AGM-65 Maverick		GAU-8/A Avenger

Aircraft Fairchild-Republic OA-10A Thunderbolt II Unit USAF USAF 23rd Fighter Wing, 74th Fighter Squadron "Flying Tigers" (A-10 East Coast Demo Team) Base Pope AFB, NC Military serial number 80-0194 Manufacturer construction number A10-0544 Aircraft name -- Photo Location / Date Airfest, MacDill AFB, Tampa, FL, 3 March 2009 and 20 March 2010; Valiant Air Command Tico Warbird Airshow, Titusville, FL, 12 March 2011 Notes

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2009	2009	2009

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2011

2011

2011

Aircraft Fairchild-Republic OA-10A Thunderbolt II Unit USAF 23rd Fighter Wing, 75th Fighter Squadron "Tiger Sharks" (A-10 East Coast Demo Team) Base Pope AFB, NC Military serial number 80-0208 Manufacturer construction number A10-0558 Aircraft name "Let's Roll" Photo Location / Date Sun 'n Fun Fly-In, Lakeland, FL, 21 April 2007 Notes Withdrawn from service and sent to AMARC as AC0209 on 13 April 2000; returned to service 1 July 2000. Again withdrawn from service and sent to AMARC as AC0306 on 10 July 2002; returned to service again and at some point converted to OA-10A.

nose

baggage pod

tail

Aircraft Fairchild-Republic A-10A Thunderbolt II Unit USAF USAF 23rd Fighter Wing, 74th Fighter Squadron "Flying Tigers" (A-10 East Coast Demo Team) Base Pope AFB, NC Military serial number 80-0223? Manufacturer construction number A10-0573? Aircraft name -- Photo Location / Date Airfest, MacDill AFB, Tampa, FL, 3 March 2009 Notes Not sure about s/n, not clear in photos.

(80-0223? to the right; 80-0194 on left)

(80-0223? to the right; 80-0194 on left)

Aircraft Fairchild-Republic OA-10A Thunderbolt II Unit USAF USAF 23rd Fighter Wing, 74th Fighter Squadron "Flying Tigers" (A-10 East Coast Demo Team) Base Pope AFB, NC Military serial number 80-0223 Manufacturer construction number A10-0573 Aircraft name -- Photo Location / Date Valiant Air Command Tico Warbird Airshow, Titusville, FL, 13 March 2010 Notes May have been upgraded to A-10C

Aircraft Fairchild-Republic OA-10A Thunderbolt II Unit USAF 23rd Fighter Wing, 74th Fighter Squadron "Flying Tigers" Base Pope AFB, NC Military serial number 81-0967 Manufacturer construction number A10-0662 Aircraft name -- Photo Location / Date Sun 'n Fun Fly-In, Lakeland, FL, 17 April 2010; Valiant Air Command Tico Warbird Airshow, Titusville, FL, 12 March 2011 Notes Diverted to Skopje after missile hit over Kosovo on 2 May 1999

2010	2010	2010	2010
nose gear; 2010	2010	2010	2010
flaps; 2010	tail; 2010	2010	2011
2011	2011	2011	2011

Aircraft Fairchild-Republic A-10A Thunderbolt II Unit USAF, 23rd Tactical Fighter Wing, 74th Tactical Fighter Squadron "Flying Tigers" Base England AFB, LA Military serial number 82-0663 Manufacturer construction number A10-0711 Aircraft name -- Photo Location / Date Florida International Airshow, Punta Gorda, FL, March or April 1989 Notes Withdrawn from service and sent to AMARC as AC0275; returned to service 9 November 2001.

Aircraft particulars (serial numbers, construction numbers, etc.) from Joe Baugher's USAF Aircraft Serial Number lists.