Lajes stopover update: All A-10Cs identified by serial numbers now

By Joachim Jacob

On 01:24:15 this morning, I got a very important e-mail from Warthog News contributor André Inacio from Portugal. According to him, 12 A-10Cs from Continental United States (CONUS) arrived at Lajes on Monday between 19:25 and 20:20 local time. André had the opportunity to take only pictures of the first three "Hogs" which arrived. For the other ones it was too dark. As he told me, ten of the twelve A-10Cs departed Lajes Field, Azores, on Wednesday 07:35 and 07:50 local time, too much early and a little dark too.

The serial numbers of all 12 A-10Cs:

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80-0262 (MI), 107th Fighter Squadron, 127th Wing (Michigan ANG), Selfridge
80-0258 (MI), 107th Fighter Squadron, 127th Wing (Michigan ANG), Selfridge
80-0265 (MI), 107th Fighter Squadron, 127th Wing (Michigan ANG), Selfridge
81-0998 (MI), 107th Fighter Squadron, 127th Wing (Michigan ANG), Selfridge
79-0094 (MI), 107th Fighter Squadron, 127th Wing (Michigan ANG), Selfridge
81-0994 (MI), 107th Fighter Squadron, 127th Wing (Michigan ANG), Selfridge

Tanker:
83-0075 Gold51

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79-0145 (BD), 47th Fighter Squadron, 917th Fighter Group (AFRC), Barksdale
79-0111 (KC), 303rd Fighter Squadron, 442nd Fighter Wing (AFRC), Whiteman
79-0119 (KC), 303rd Fighter Squadron, 442nd Fighter Wing (AFRC), Whiteman
80-0163 (MI), 107th Fighter Squadron, 127th Wing (Michigan ANG), Selfridge
79-0154 (BD), 47th Fighter Squadron, 917th Fighter Group (AFRC), Barksdale
79-0109 (KC), 303rd Fighter Squadron, 442nd Fighter Wing (AFRC), Whiteman

Tanker:
79-1713 Gold61

The two A-10Cs which are stay at Lajes are 79-0154 and 79-0109.

Please note: This post will be further updated later today.