ETAD 20-06-2011 feat. "FT" A-10 ...

[Richard de Florennes]

as I was already pleased with the successful arrival day for the St. Dizier airshow and due to the bad weather forecast, I cancelled another planned tour to France for the departures and "diverted" into Spang (I like the A-10 and hoped just for a few of them) ... Although I had virtually no information available if and what has been going on there since a couple of weeks, this "good-luck" visit provided some very interesting movements ...

morning wave:
A-10C 81-981/SP y "81 FS" DEP/ARR
A-10C 82-656/SP y DEP/ARR
A-10C 81-966/SP y "52 OG" DEP/ARR

afternoon wave:
A-10C 82-654/SP y 1 x external fuel tank, 2 x travel pods ARR
A-10C 82-646/SP y 1 x external fuel tank, 2 x travel pods ARR
A-10C 82-656/SP y DEP/ARR
A-10C 81-966/SP y "52 OG" DEP/ARR
A-10C 81-962/SP y DEP
A-10C 82-660/FT wht/blck "76 FS" shark-mouth, 1 x external fuel tank, 2 x travel pod DEP !!!!!

visiting:
C-17A 436AW 66165 DEP
C-17A 436AW 66168 DEP
C-17A 437AW 21101 ARR
C-17A 62AW 90165 ARR
C-17A 62AW 88203 DEP

[Tigerspoon]

as I was already pleased with the successful arrival day for the St. Dizier airshow and due to the bad weather forecast, I cancelled another planned tour to France for the departures and "diverted" into Spang (I like the A-10 and hoped just for a few of them) ... Although I had virtually no information available if and what has been going on there since a couple of weeks, this "good-luck" visit provided some very interesting movements ...

morning wave:
A-10C 81-981/SP y "81 FS" DEP/ARR
A-10C 82-656/SP y DEP/ARR
A-10C 81-966/SP y "52 OG" DEP/ARR

afternoon wave:
A-10C 82-654/SP y 1 x external fuel tank, 2 x travel pods ARR
A-10C 82-646/SP y 1 x external fuel tank, 2 x travel pods ARR
A-10C 82-656/SP y DEP/ARR
A-10C 81-966/SP y "52 OG" DEP/ARR
A-10C 81-962/SP y DEP
A-10C 82-660/FT wht/blck "76 FS" shark-mouth, 1 x external fuel tank, 2 x travel pod DEP !!!!!

visiting:
C-17A 436AW 66165 DEP
C-17A 436AW 66168 DEP
C-17A 437AW 21101 ARR
C-17A 62AW 90165 ARR
C-17A 62AW 88203 DEP

do you know it "FT" is back at Spang!? Or did it left for another destination!?

[Richard de Florennes]

Hi, thanks for the question; I had intended to correct this log on Monday, but I forgot. Yes, the FT A-10 returned back to base just after I had compiled this report and logged of my notebook in my car ... So it probably performed a test flight ...
But according to its configuration with external fuel tank and two travel pods it is/was probably intended to leave soon ...
Hope this helps.

[J.J.]

Is there any photo of A-10C 82-0660 (marked 76 FS), taken at Spang, available? Was this "Hog" also at the SABCA Charleroi plant? Please check: http://warthognews.blogspot.com/2011/09 ... lajes.html