Lajes (Azores) (LPLA/TER) - 2010 MIL

[J.J.]

Please await the twelve A-10Cs from the 354th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron on their way back home to DM from Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, after a six-month combat deployment. Please check: http://warthognews.blogspot.com/2010/01 ... -tour.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Could be they will be replaced by the 184th Fighter Squadron, 188th Fighter Wing (Arkansas ANG), Fort Smith.

Please let me check the web for further related infos.

[J.J.]

Please await up to 20 A-10Cs for stopover at Lajes Field, Azores, enroute to Afghanistan.

According to U.S. news media sources, an Air National Guard "Rainbow Team" of the 184th Fighter Squadron, 188th Fighter Wing (Arkansas Air National Guard), Fort Smith Regional Airport, Fort Smith, Arkansas (tailcode FS), and of the 104th Fighter Squadron, 175th Wing (Maryland Air National Guard), Martin State Airport Air Guard Station, Baltimore, Maryland (tailcode MD), will share this upcoming four-month deployment. Each unit will contribute 10 aircraft to the mission, 5NEWS/KFSM-TV reported. The 175th Wing will have the majority of the people over there for the first sixty days, then the 188th Fighter Wing will have the majority of the people over there for the second sixty days, 188th Fighter Wing commander Colonel Thomas I. "Tom" Anderson said. This ANG "Rainbow Team" will replace the 354th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron after their six-month OEF combat deployment to Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan.

See: http://warthognews.blogspot.com/2010/01 ... istan.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

I would be very grateful for any stopover shots.

[Dutchmil]

Hi, good afternoon,

Six A-10s as Mazda 41 flight are now enroute to Lajes, with their supporting KC-10 Gold 81.
The second cell, Mazda 51 just returned to Martin State as there was a problem with one of the tankers.

Hope this helps,


RH.

[Oscar01]

Hi Rene,

Mazda47 was spare and returned. Gold81/82 were tankers.

Mazda51-54 were indeed cancelled. Gold91 was a no-go.

Oscar

[J.J.]

Thanks for your helpful replies, guys! Meanwhile, I asked my Portuguese Warthog News contributors for related Lajes shots. And so I hope, we will get again all serial numbers of deployed aircraft.

[J.J.]

According to Warthog News contributor Fábio Pinheiro from Portugal, six A-10Cs landed at Lajes Field, Azores, January 6, 2009, around 16:30 GMT. I'm hopeful to get some stopover pics for first-hand aircraft identification.

I would be very grateful for any further deployment info like from Dutchmil and Oscar01.

My latest related blog update: http://warthognews.blogspot.com/2010/01 ... ed-at.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[Dutchmil]

Hi,

The second cell departed this morning as Mazda 51-56 with tankers Gold 91 and Gold 92.
The airspare Mazda 57 returned to Martin State airport, Gold 92 returned to McGuire AFB.


RH.

[Oscar01]

Hi,

Yesterday, TABOR47-49 3x LN F-15 flew to Lajes for barrier tests. Tanker was Clean97, out of Mildenhall.

Today, Tabor47-48 returned (not sure if yesterday 1 was a spare, or 1 stayed at Lajes today), also Clean97 returned home.

Cheers,
Oz

[raameagle]

Any serials for the Tabor Eagles please including which one was left behind? Two were seen overhead Brize Norton returning to Lakenheath today!

Regards and thanks

Mark

[Shark_tt]

Hi,

The second cell departed this morning as Mazda 51-56 with tankers Gold 91 and Gold 92.
The airspare Mazda 57 returned to Martin State airport, Gold 92 returned to McGuire AFB.


RH.

If this second cell respected their first ETD (07:00) their would be pictures of it, since me and my friend left to the airport at 6:30! They decided to leave earlier, so no pics on this second cell

[falcon]

hi all,

Here some serials from last week, more was seen but no serials yet, also many tankers and support....

The Eagles,
84-0004/LN
86-0174/LN

The Hogs, flight of six,
78-0682/MD
78-0702/MD
78-0720/MD
79-0082/MD
79-0165/MD
78-0719/MD

The Hogs, flight of five,
78-0613/FS
78-0659/FS
79-0129/FS
80-0166/FS
78-0640/MD

grtzz
George

[J.J.]

Special thanks for your first public log of the new A-10C ANG "Rainbow Team" aircraft package, en route to Afghanistan, George! That really helps.

Questions: Were "The Hogs, flight of six" the first cell? And were "The Hogs, flight of five" the second cell? (You are sure there were really only five jets within this cell?)

Unfortunately, none of my Warthog News contributors from Portugal took related stopover pictures at Lajes Field, Azores.

For my latest Warthog News update please check: http://warthognews.blogspot.com/2010/01 ... inbow.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

I would be very grateful to get any more related info.

Kind Regards

[Thunderbolt]

Hi,

Today arrived 8 Harriers RAF and 2 VC-10!

Best Regards!

[HarrierListUK]

The Harriers where..............

RAF Cottesmore
Ascot 9911 to 9917 in order of departrue.
ZD461/51A Harrier GR.9A No Marks
ZD346/13 Harrier GR.9A 4Sqn Mrks
ZD401/30 Harrier GR.9 20(R)Sqn Marks
ZD403/32 Harrier GR.9 4Sqn Marks
ZG480/70 Harrier GR.9 4Sqn Marks
ZD402/31 Harrier GR.9 No Marks
ZD470/60 Harrier GR.9 NSW Marks

Ground spare's
ZG511/82 Harrier GR.9A
ZG508/79 Harrier GR.9

RAF Wittering
Ascot 9918
Z????/?? Harrier GR.9 20(R)Squadron Marks

[Fireman Sam]

Hi there, The Harriers are:

ZD401 RAF BAe Harrier GR.9
ZD402 RAF BAe Harrier GR.9
ZD470 RAF BAe Harrier GR.9
ZG500 RAF BAe Harrier GR.9
ZG480 RAF BAe Harrier GR.9
ZD346 RAF BAe Harrier GR.9A
ZD461 RAF BAe Harrier GR.9A
ZD403 RAF BAe Harrier GR.9

Noted also from the past two days:

ZA150 RAF Vickers VC10 K.3 101st Squadron
ZH870 RAF Lockheed-Martin C-130 Hercules C.4
165834 USN Boeing C-40A Clipper VR-58
05-8152 USAF Lockheed-Martin C-130J-30 403rd Wing "Flying Jennies"
06-8159 USAF Lockheed-Martin C-130J-30 403rd Wing "Flying Jennies"
05-8157 USAF Lockheed-Martin C-130J-30 403rd Wing "Flying Jennies"
05-8158 USAF Lockheed-Martin C-130J-30 403rd Wing "Flying Jennies"
90-0164 USAF Lockheed AC-130U Spectre 4th SOS
69-6570 USAF Lockheed AC-130H Spectre 16th SOS
CNA-OG Royal Moroccan Air Force Lockheed C-130H Hercules
63-3186 Turkish Air Force Lockheed C-130E Hercules
63-3187 Turkish Air Force Lockheed C-130E Hercules
70-1947 Turkish Air Force Lockheed C-130E Hercules
71-1468 Turkish Air Force Lockheed C-130E Hercules
73-0991 Turkish Air Force Lockheed C-130E Hercules Turk Yildizlari c/s
02 NATO SAC Boeing C-17 Globemaster III
201/36-CA Armée de L´Air Boeing E-3F Sentry