Aircraft Photo of 78-0663 | Fairchild A-10A Thunderbolt II | USA - Air Force | AirHistory.net #532183
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:78-0663
Military Code:MB
Aircraft Original Type:Fairchild A-10 Thunderbolt II
Aircraft Generic Type:Fairchild A-10 Thunderbolt II
Aircraft Version:Fairchild A-10A Thunderbolt II
C/n (msn):A10-0283
Operator Titles:USA - Air Force
Unit Markings:353 TFS
Location
City / Airport:WoodbridgeMap
Region / Country:England, United Kingdom
Airport Codes:ICAO: EGVG   IATA: WOB   Local: -   Other: -
 
Photo Date:25 July 1985
Photo by:Stephan de Bruijn
Photo ID: 532183
Photo Comment

From 24 July to 20 August 1985 twelve A-10As of the 353th TFS from Myrtle Beach AFB (SC) were deployed to RAF Woodbridge in support of the Coronet Comet deployment. An easy walk on 25 July around the fence of Woodbridge yield eight of twelve A-10s. This 78-0663 was written of on 15 November 1988 after it crashed on the Poinsett range,some ten miles south of Shaw AFB (SC).

This photo is copyright © Stephan de Bruijn, and may not be used or published in any way without permission.

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