74th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron A-10Cs caught at Kandahar Airfield

By Joachim Jacob

Today, from a new personal contact, who wants to remain anonymous, I got exclusively the very first known pictures of A-10Cs, currently deployed with the 74th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron to Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. All photos were taken March 20, 2011.



A-10C 78-0674, marked 74FS as the 74th Fighter Squadron flagship. Sniper XR targeting pod on station 2, GBU-38 JDAMs on stations 4, 5, 7, 8. No ladder door art. (Courtesy photo)



A-10C 78-0674, marked 74FS as the 74th Fighter Squadron flagship. (Courtesy photo)



Left vertical stabilizer of A-10C 78-0674, marked 74FS as the 74th Fighter Squadron flagship. (Courtesy photo)



74th Fighter Squadron 'Flying Tigers' squadron insignia on the left forward fuselage of A-10C 78-0674, marked 74FS as the 74th Fighter Squadron flagship. (Courtesy photo)



A-10C 80-0189 with opened engine nacelles. Sniper XR targeting pod on station 2. (Courtesy photo)



A-10C 80-0189. (Courtesy photo)



A-10C 80-0189. (Courtesy photo)



A-10C 81-0990. (Courtesy photo)



A-10C 81-0990. SUU-25 Flare Dispenser on station 9, LAU-131 Rocket Pod on station 10. (Courtesy photo)

Note: Special thanks to the photographer for sharing his rare shots exclusively on Warthog News.

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