81st Fighter Squadron A-10Cs caught at Lask Airport / Air Base (Poland) enroute MAKS 2011

Updated 28 August 2011

Some days ago, Warthog News contributor Mariusz Krawczyk from Poland e-mailed me a lot of pictures. And he told me: Here are the photos of the two A-10 which visited EPLK airbase during their flight to Moscow for MAKS airshow. All shots are credited to Marta Holka - member of SPFL (Polish Air Photographers Association). A-10s visited AFB to refuel whole group, on 12th of August, in the morning. She was so kind, to send me all the photos and present them on the Warthog News blog.



A-10C 81-0960. (Photo by Marta Holka)



A-10C 81-0981, marked 81 FS. (Photo by Marta Holka)



A-10C 81-0960. (Photo by Marta Holka) Full size



A-10C 81-0981, marked 81 FS. (Photo by Marta Holka) Full size



A-10C 81-0981, marked 81 FS. (Photo by Marta Holka) Full size



A-10C 81-0981, marked 81 FS. (Photo by Marta Holka) Full size



Rear view of A-10C 81-0981. (Photo by Marta Holka) Full size



A-10Cs 81-0960 and 81-0981, pictured together with three F-15E Strike Eagle aircraft from RAF Lakenheath. (Photo by Marta Holka) Full size



A-10C 81-0981. The pilot's face is visible through the HUD. (Photo by Marta Holka) Full size



Three fingers... (Photo by Marta Holka) Full size

Special thanks to Marta Holka, a professional photographer from Łódź, Poland. I'm now in personal contact with her. Please visit: Marta's website Marta's blog Marta on Facebook



Marta on her job with heavy equipment. (Courtesy photo, copied from Marta's Facebook page).

Rain doesn't keep visitors from MAKS 2011

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8/21/2011 - ZHUKOVSKY AIR FIELD, Russia – Gen.-Col. Alexander Nikolayevich Zelin, Russian air force commander-in-chief, sits in the cockpit of an 81st Fighter Squadron A-10 Thunderbolt II from Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, during his visit to the U.S. chorale at the Moscow International Aviation and Space Salon, or MAKS 2011, here Aug. 20. MAKS is one of the premier events of its type in the world and Department of Defense participation demonstrates the United States commitment to international security, promotes international cooperation, and contributes to U.S. foreign policy objectives. The U.S. Air Force has a KC-10 Extender, two F-16C Fighting Falcons, two A-10 Thunderbolt II, one F-15E Strike Eagle, one B-52 Stratotanker, C-130J Super Hercules, C-5M Galaxy, and a U.S. Navy P-3 Orion statics for the show. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Kelley J. Stewart)

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Americans draw large crowds at MAKS 2011

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8/19/2011 - ZHUKOVSKY AIR FIELD, Russia – Lt. Col. Douglas Sirk, 81st Fighter Squadron pilot from Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, runs the engines on his A-10 Thunderbolt II to move the hydraulic fluid and oil here Aug. 19. The 81st FS has two A-10 static aircraft at the Moscow International Aviation and Space Salon, or MAKS 2011. MAKS is one of the premier events of its type in the world and Department of Defense participation demonstrates the United States commitment to international security, promotes international cooperation, and contributes to U.S. foreign policy objectives. The U.S. Air Force also has a KC-10 Extender, two F-16C Fighting Falcons, one F-15E Strike Eagle, one B-52 Stratotanker, C-130J Super Hercules and C-5M Galaxy statics for the show. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Kelley J. Stewart)

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