A-10C 81-0967 from the 74th Fighter Squadron caught at Al Udeid September 28, 2009

Yesterday, just before midnight, from photographer Keith Campbell (United Kingdom) I got the kind permission to post his following exclusive shots on my blog. Pictured is A-10C 81-0967 from the 74th Fighter Squadron during stop-over at Al Udeid AB, Qatar, on their way back home to CONUS after a 74th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron Operation Enduring Freedom combat deployment to Afghanistan. Special thanks to the photographer, because A-10 stop-over shots, taken at Al Udeid, are very rare.



A-10C 81-0967 (Photo by Keith Campbell) Full size



A-10C 81-0967 (Photo by Keith Campbell) Full size Note the absence of ladder door art and crew inscriptions.



A-10C 81-0967 (Photo by Keith Campbell) Full size

Please note: I've found Keith's shots by trying Google and Flickr. They were already posted on AirplanePictures, but with a water mark. And as Keith told me, 81-0967 was the one rebuilt after being hit by a missile over Kosovo.

For related Kosovo info please check:
http://www.thewarthogpen.com/fame_index.html
http://www.thewarthogpen.com/81_0967_files/81-0967.html (pictures)
http://www.irandefence.net/showthread.php?p=17190

Any other photographer around the world who likes to provide me some more A-10 Al Udeid stop-over shots?