81st Fighter Squadron A-10s caught at Spangdahlem June 2, 2009

The following pictures, first-published on German FlugzeugForum were taken as two A-10Cs returned to Spangdahlem AB, Germany, after a training mission June 2, 2009. Many thanks to the three German photographers for permissions to post their shots on my blog!

Visible loadouts: AN/ALQ-131 (deep) ECM pod on station 1, CATM-65 Mavericks on stations 3 and 9, Sniper XR targeting pod on station 10, CATM-9 Sidewinder and ACMI pod on Dual Rail Adapter (DRA) on station 11.



A-10C 82-0654. Sniper XR targeting pod on station 10. (Photo by Rene Köhler) Full size



A-10C 81-0980. New antenna behind the cockpit. (Photo by Johann Watz) Full size



A-10C 81-0980. Sniper XR targeting pod on station 10, new antenna behind the cockpit. (Photo by Johann Watz) Full size



A-10C 81-0980. Sniper XR targeting pod on station 10, new antenna behind the cockpit. (Photo by Adrian Watz) Full size



Unidentified A-10C. Sniper XR targeting pod on station 10. (Photo by Adrian Watz) Full size