23rd Fighter Group A-10Cs caught at Lajes on their way back home from Afghanistan (Part Two)

Today, from Warthog News contributer André Inacio, Portugal, I got the following hot info:

The five A-10Cs of the returning 74th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron which arrived at Lajes Field, Azores, for stopover enroute Continental United States (CONUS) on Friday departed Sunday morning at 1012 (local time). On Sunday afternoon, about 1506 (local time), another flight of 5 A-10C arrived at Lajes as Trend31-35, supported by a KC-135 Stratotanker and a KC-10A Extender. Logged were:

A-10C 78-0674, 74th Fighter Squadron
A-10C 78-0688, 74th Fighter Squadron
A-10C 79-0172, 74th Fighter Squadron
A-10C 79-0138, 74th Fighter Squadron
A-10C 80-0144, 74th Fighter Squadron

KC-135 63-8004 (callsign Blue89)
KC-10A 87-0124 (callsign Blue98)

At Lajes Field, André had the opportunity to take the following shots:



A-10C 78-0674 from the 74th Fighter Squadron, marked 74FS as the squadron's boss bird. (Photo by André Inacio) Full size



A-10C 78-0688 from the 74th Fighter Squadron. (Photo by André Inacio) Full size



A-10C 79-0172 from the 74th Fighter Squadron. (Photo by André Inacio) Full size



A-10C 80-0144 from the 74th Fighter Squadron. (Photo by André Inacio) Full size



A-10C 79-0138 from the 74th Fighter Squadron. (Photo by André Inacio) Full size

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23rd Fighter Group A-10Cs caught at Lajes on their way back home from Afghanistan