On Saturday, aviation photographer Stevie Beats from the United Kingdom provided me the following 1024-pix-width pictures of his great shots of A-10Cs from the 81st Fighter Squadron, 52nd Fighter Wing (USAFE), Spangdahlem AB, Germany, taken during their recent exercise in the U.K.
These pictures were already released by Stevie on his website. See: USAF A10 "Warthogs" Low Level. See also: A10 "Warthogs"
Stevie wrote: August 15th 2011 - The rare sight of two Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II "Warthogs" flying low level through the Welsh Valleys was memorable. Also known to many as "Tankbusters" these welcome visitors were from the 81st Fighter Squadron, part of the 52d Fighter Wing based at Spangdahlem Air Base in Germany. The A-10's were in the UK for a few weeks in August and were based at RAF Lakenheath in support of a UK led exercise. Many days were spent hunting these aircraft when at last after much speculation they appeared. Their agility and flying skills were superb and fantastic to watch. All photos taken with Nikon D3s and Nikon 300mm F2.8.
A-10C ... This very impressive top view should be a nice reference for weathering of scale models. (Photo by Stevie Beats) Full size
A-10C ... (Photo by Stevie Beats) Full size
A-10C 81-0992. (Photo by Stevie Beats) Full size
A-10C 81-0992. (Photo by Stevie Beats) Full size
A-10C 81-0992 with vapor. (Photo by Stevie Beats) Full size
A-10C ... (Photo by Stevie Beats) Full size
A-10C ... (Photo by Stevie Beats) Full size
Please note: Special thanks to Stevie for sharing this larger pictures on Warthog News! But it seems like Stevie caught THREE different "Hogs". I will try to identify the two others.
See also:
81st Fighter Squadron A-10Cs caught on TDY in the UK - Photos by Rick Ingham
Photo links: 81st Fighter Squadron A-10Cs caught on TDY in the UK
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