Whiteman Air Force Base hosts air show and open house

by 442nd Fighter Wing Public Affairs

6/8/2009 - The 442nd Fighter Wing helped host the Wings Over Whiteman air show and open house along with the 509th Bomb Wing. It was the first open house at Whiteman AFB, Missouri, in three years and drew an estimated 30,000 people.

Spectators admire the gatling gun of A-10 615 on static display June 6, 2009, during the Wings Over Whiteman Airshow. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Stan Coleman) Hi-res



Senior Airman Jennifer Laspino answers questions about the A-10 Thunderbolt II attack aircraft during the Wings Over Whiteman air show and open house at Whiteman AFB, Missouri, June 6, 2009. Airman Laspino is an Air Force reservist assigned to the 442nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron as a bomb loader. She and her teammates load bullets, bombs and other ordnance onto A-10s for the 442nd Fighter Wing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Maj. David Kurle) Hi-res



Senior Airman Jennifer Laspino answers questions from the public about the A-10 Thunderbolt II attack aircraft during the Wings Over Whiteman air show and open house June 6, 2009, at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo. Airman Laspino is an Air Force reservist assigned to the 442nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron as a weapons loader. She and her teammates load bombs, bullets and other ordnance on A-10s for the 442nd Fighter Wing, an Air Force Reserve unit based at Whiteman. The 442nd, along with the 509th Bomb Wing, hosted the first open house at Whiteman in three years. An estimated 30,000 people attended the one-day event. (U.S. Air Force photo by Maj. David Kurle) Hi-res



Senior Airman Jennifer Laspino, Senior Airman Shane Dunn and Tech. Sgt. Ricky Schweim load an inert AIM-9 Sidewinder missile on an A-10 Thunderbolt II attack aircraft during the Wings Over Whiteman air show and open house June 6, 2009, at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo. The three are Air Force reservists assigned to the 442nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron and perfomed an ordnance-loading demonstration for the public during the open house. (U.S. Air Force photo by Maj. David Kurle) Hi-res



Senior Airman Jennifer Laspino manuevers a jammer into position to pick up a 500-pound inert bomb from a trailer to load on an A-10 Thunderbolt II attack aircraft during the Wings Over Whiteman air show and open house June 6, 2009, at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo. Airman Laspino, Tech. Sgt. Ricky Schweim and Senior Airman Shane Dunn demonstrated their bomb-loading procedures to members of the public during the event. All three are bomb loaders with the 442nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, part of the 442nd Fighter Wing, which is an Air Force Reserve unit based at Whiteman. (U.S. Air Force photo by Maj. David Kurle) Hi-res



Tech. Sgt. Ricky Schweim answers 5-year-old Aiden Hopkins' questions about the A-10 Thunderbolt II attack-aircraft during the Wings Over Whiteman air show June 6, 2009, at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo. Sergeant Schweim loads bombs, bullets and other ordnance on the A-10 and is an Air Force reservist in the 442nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, part of the 442nd Fighter Wing, based at Whiteman. (U.S. Air Force photo by Maj. David Kurle) Hi-res

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