81st Fighter Squadron A-10Cs caught at Nordhorn Range February 22 and 23, 2011

Warthog News contributors Alex and Thorsten Kleine Ruse, both from Germany, had the opportunity to take the following shots of A-10Cs from the 81st Fighter Squadron, 52nd Fighter Wing (USAFE), Spangdahlem AB, Germany, during latest life fire training at Germany's Nordhorn Range.

On February 23, 2011, Alex e-mailed me the following pictures and told me:

Yesterday, from 14:00 to 14:35 local time, there were two A-10Cs at Nordhorn Range. Some "High Angle Dive" bomb runs were followed 15 minutes later by a "High Angle Strafe". After that, there happened two rounds of "Low Angle Strafes", unfortunately only for 81-0992, because 82-0646 should had some problems and escaped in the 5000ft Overhead.



A-10C 81-0992, February 22, 2011. (Photo by Alex) Full size



A-10C 81-0992, February 22, 2011. (Photo by Alex) Full size



A-10C 81-0992, February 22, 2011. (Photo by Alex) Full size



A-10C 82-0646, February 22, 2011. (Photo by Alex) Full size


Later on February 23, 2011, Alex e-mailed me the following pictures and told me: Today, the same two Hogs showed up, but the weather was very bad:



A-10C 82-0646, February 23, 2011. (Photo by Alex) Full size



A-10C 81-0992, February 23, 2011. (Photo by Alex) Full size


On February 24, 2011, Thorsten Kleine Ruse e-mailed me the following pictures:



A-10C 81-0992, February 22, 2011. (Photo by Thorsten Kleine Ruse) Full size



A-10C 81-0992, February 22, 2011. (Photo by Thorsten Kleine Ruse) Full size



A-10C 81-0992, February 22, 2011. (Photo by Thorsten Kleine Ruse) Full size



A-10C ..., February 22, 2011. (Photo by Thorsten Kleine Ruse) Full size


See also:
Nordhorn Range 2011