| Aircraft | |
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| 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 | |
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| 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 |
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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. This photo is copyright © Glenn Chatfield, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 21 January 2022, and has since been viewed 203 times. |