Additional A-10 shot in 442nd FW's online base newspaper

On December 15, 2008, 442nd Fighter Wing Public Affairs released a photo essay Launching an A-10 with seven pictures. See also my related blog post. The following additional picture was released in 442nd FW's base newspaper "Mohawk", January 2009 online PDF issue (page 12):



Maj. Les Bradfield, an A-10 Thunderbolt II pilot with the 442nd Operations Support Flight looks to his aircraft crew chief, Senior Airman Andrea Sumner, prior to launching A-10 79-0122 from the 303rd Fighter Squadron on a local training flight on December 6, 2008, during the December Unit Training Assembly. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tom Talbert) Source