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Thunderbolts return to Europe

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Thunderbolts return to Europe

The A-10 Thunderbolt returns to Europe. A dozen tank killers belonging to 355th Fighter Wing at Davis Monthan AFB in Arizona are deploying to Spangdahlem airbase in germany this February. The deployment is part of a Theater Security Package (TSP), according to the US Air Force.

More is at Airheadsfly.com.
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This is pretty fabulous news!

Six month deployments like those in Korea and Kadena is even better than based aircraft! :mrgreen:

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Yep, but next time some other :-)!

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do you know the date ?
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sebah wrote:do you know the date ?
According to the USAF themselves, this week, see
http://www.usafe.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123438740
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Hoping that the planning committee of FF2015 has read this as well. Would be a nice addition...
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Off topic: that planning committee is planning a surprise (+ the surprise at EHEH ofcourse)

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At Leeuwarden it will be a great surprise
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Nice, worth a visit to Spang soon would be nice to see those CF188 together with A10's and F16's.
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I saw last week at DM 13x A-10C from the 354thFS (bl) with Centank during checkflights. Some ex SP was with them.

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W&R wrote:
sebah wrote:do you know the date ?
According to the USAF themselves, this week, see
http://www.usafe.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123438740
The way i see it; Article states that the Hogs / deployment will be in place by the end of the month.
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This is what i've found at: http://forum.scramble.nl/viewtopic.php?p=760451#p760451

The following eleven 354th FS A-10Cs made a testflight last week prior deployment departure:
78-0650 DM
78-0651 DM
81-0945 DM
81-0956 DM
81-0960 DM
81-0965 DM
81-0966 DM
81-0988 DM
81-0992 DM
82-0647 DM
82-0656 DM

All belong to the 354th FS, many ex 81st FS birds involved

Ed to the testflight with Fueltank also:
81-0991 DM
82-0648 DM
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gortje wrote:Ed to the testflight with Fueltank also:
91-0991 BL
82-0648 BL
Not 'BL' but 'bl' (for blue, the fintip colour)

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Is it right that it's not the 91-0991 DM but the 81-0991 DM?? (http://forum.scramble.nl/viewtopic.php?p=749984)
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gortje wrote:Is it right that it's not the 91-0991 bl but the 81-0991 bl?? (http://forum.scramble.nl/viewtopic.php?p=749984)
Ofcourse it has to be 81-0991!
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