Aircraft Photo of 79-0186 / AF79-186 | Fairchild OA-10A Thunderbolt II | USA - Air Force | AirHistory.net #432796
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:79-0186
Alternate Serial:AF79-186
Military Code:SW
Aircraft Original Type:Fairchild A-10 Thunderbolt II
Aircraft Generic Type:Fairchild A-10 Thunderbolt II
Aircraft Version:Fairchild OA-10A Thunderbolt II
C/n (msn):A10-0450
Operator Titles:USA - Air Force
Location
City / Airport:Chicago / West Chicago - DupageMap
Region / Country:Illinois, United States
Airport Codes:ICAO: KDPA   IATA: DPA   Local: DPA   Other: -
Event:DuPage Air Show 1992
 
Photo Date:8 August 1992
Photo by:Glenn Chatfield
Photo ID: 432796
Photo Comment

13 Jan '81: First flight. 28 Jan '81: TOS USAF; assigned to 76th TFS/23rd TFW, Wing, England AFB, LA. By 9/86: 74th TFS/23rd TFW. Ca.8/90 to 3/91: Deployed to Saudi Arabia for Operation Desert Storm. Ca.6/91: 21st FS/20th FW, Shaw AFB, SC. Ca.6/91: Converted as an OA-10A. By 5/00: 74th FS/23rd FG, Pope AFB, NC. By 3/02 to early 2003: Deployed to Afghanistan for Operation Enduring Freedom. 10/06: 74th FS/23rd FG, Moody AFB, GA. 2007: Converted to A-10C. By 9/08: 75th FS/23rd FG. By 9/08 to 8/09: Deployed to Afghanistan. By 2015 to after 3/20: 66th Weapons Squadron, 57th Wing, Nellis AFB, NV.

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