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 355th Tactical Fighter Wing, 358th Tactical Fighter Squadron Base Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ Military serial number 75-0298 Manufacturer construction number A10-0047 Aircraft name -- Photo Location / Date Pima Air & Space Museum, Tucson, AZ, 1 July 2013 Notes

A-10A Thunderbolt II	Rear fuselage	Tail; note lack of formation lighting strip and navigation antennas	Mid fuselage
Forward fuselage	Forward fuselage details; compare to other aircraft below	GAU-8/A cannon close-up	Nose
Forward fuselage	Nose close-up	Not sure what this fairing is, the only other A-10 that I've seen with this is the one at Hill AFB (above)	Another view of the nose fairing

Aircraft Fairchild-Republic A-10A Thunderbolt II Unit -- Base -- Military serial number 77-0626 Manufacturer construction number A10-0187 Aircraft name -- Photo Location / Date Pima Air & Space Museum, Tucson, AZ, 1 July 2013 Notes Withdrawn from service and sent to AMARC as AC0030 on 12 March, 1992. Nose delivered to Albuquerque Studios July 2008 for use in movie making (Terminator: Salvation)

A-10A Thunderbolt II

Forward fuselage, minus cannon

Forward fuselage details

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, 23rd Fighter Wing, 75th Fighter Squadron "Tiger Sharks" Base Pope AFB, NC Military serial number 78-0586 Manufacturer construction number A10-0206 Aircraft name -- Photo Location / Date Sun 'n Fun Fly-In, Lakeland, FL, 24 April 2015 Notes

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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2010

2010

2010

2010

2010

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 (using this search engine).