Thracian Thunder 16 - bulgarian and USA.ANG exercise. US. ANG 74. sq. A-10C gound attack aircraft, and Bulgarian Air Force, MiG-29B, UB and Su-25K, UBK and Anti aircrafts units.
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Thracian Thunder 16 - Graf Ignatievo AFB, Bulgaria
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Re: Thracian Thunder 16 - Graf Ignatievo AFB, Bulgaria
Very nice. Liking the Frogfoots.
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Re: Thracian Thunder 16 - Graf Ignatievo AFB, Bulgaria
+1!Niall Grant wrote:Very nice. Liking the Frogfoots.
By the way, shouldn't it be 'Frogfeet'?
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Re: Thracian Thunder 16 - Graf Ignatievo AFB, Bulgaria
Very nice! One small remark, the A-10s are airforce, not ang...
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Re: Thracian Thunder 16 - Graf Ignatievo AFB, Bulgaria
Great pictures Istvan. Was is it during a media day or someting?
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Re: Thracian Thunder 16 - Graf Ignatievo AFB, Bulgaria
The engine running MiG-21 is interesting! It appears that they are kept in an airworthy condition!Istvan wrote:Thracian Thunder 16 - bulgarian and USA.ANG exercise. US. ANG 74. sq. A-10C gound attack aircraft, and Bulgarian Air Force, MiG-29B, UB and Su-25K, UBK and Anti aircrafts units.
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Re: Thracian Thunder 16 - Graf Ignatievo AFB, Bulgaria
Paul van der Linden wrote:The engine running MiG-21 is interesting! It appears that they are kept in an airworthy condition!Istvan wrote:Thracian Thunder 16 - bulgarian and USA.ANG exercise. US. ANG 74. sq. A-10C gound attack aircraft, and Bulgarian Air Force, MiG-29B, UB and Su-25K, UBK and Anti aircrafts units.
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Just some remarks to add:
Technically the unit is 74 EFS (Expeditionary FS) for the deployment, with 74 FS (23 Wg Moody) as the core unit. However all units at Moody contributed aircraft, maintenance crew and pilots, also from the (4)76 FG, an AFRES unit stationed at Moody.
The event was Thracian Thunder press day, with three MiG-29s, three Su-25s and 8 A-10s flying.
...and yes the remaining MiG-21s (3 single +1 UM) are being kept in airworthy condition by the maintenance crews 'just in case we need them again'. However they are not certified to fly at this time since some time limited items have expired 31/12/15, but hey since when was MLA145 introduced over there
Rob
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Re: Thracian Thunder 16 - Graf Ignatievo AFB, Bulgaria
I'm sorry that I did not answer so far, but Paul answered the questions well. The remains of 74 FSQ in Bulgaria for three months, but it may be deployed to other countries in Central and Eastern Europe.
One of the Bulgarians sharp marksmanship range will also participate. One battalion of the Bulgarian land units Fly to CAS. The Bulgarian MiG-29s, three were in the zone. Two plus NATIANDS was alert.
One of the Bulgarians sharp marksmanship range will also participate. One battalion of the Bulgarian land units Fly to CAS. The Bulgarian MiG-29s, three were in the zone. Two plus NATIANDS was alert.
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Re: Thracian Thunder 16 - Graf Ignatievo AFB, Bulgaria
A10C Serials: my pictures: 78586, 78647 (476FSQ), 80149, 79193, 78600, 79189, 78621, 79216, and 79667?, 78639?, ?????, ??????, - very long far 