OA-10A of the 103FS PA ANG heads home after a det at GF 97-3

PA ANG OA-10A departing Nellis on a change-over at GF 97-3

Pennsylvania ANG OA-10A of the 103FS "Black Hogs" departs Nellis on a change-over Saturday during GF 97-3. This aircraft was written off about 5 weeks later on March 28 1997.

15 Jun '83: First flight. 30 Jun '83: TOS USAF and assigned to the 172nd Fighter Squadron/110th Fighter Wing (ANG), Battle Creek, MI. 1987: Converted to OA-10A. 2007: Converted to A-10C. 9/07 to 12/07: Deployed to Iraq for combat in Operation Iraqi Freedom--Part III. After 7/09 and by 2/10: 107th FS/127th Wing (ANG), Selfridge AFB, MI. 2/12: Deployed to Afghanistan for combat in Operation Enduring Freedom.

4 Apr '83: First flight. 22 Apr '83: TOS USAF and assigned to 81st TFW, RAF Bentwaters, England. 1987: Converted to OA-10A. After 6/87 to after 6/91: 511th TFS/10th TFW, RAF Alconbury, England. By 7/92 to 3/10: 103rd FS/111th FW (ANG), Willow Grove, PA. 2006: Converted to A-10C. 3/10: 81st FS/52nd FW, Spangdahlem AB, Germany. After 2/13: 74th FS/23rd FW, Moody AFB, GA. 4/13: Deployed for combat in Afghanistan with 74th FS for Operation Enduring Freedom, still carrying markings of the 81st FS. By 1/15: 354th FS/355th FW, Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ.

England. 1987: Modified to OA-10A. By 1990: 511th TFS/10th TFW, RAF Alconbury. 12/90 to 6/91: Deployed to Saudi Arabia for Operation Desert Storm. 15 Feb '91: Shot down an Mi-8 helicopter. Ca.10/91: 21st FS/507th Air Control Wing, Shaw AFB, SC. 1994: 55th FS/20th FW, Shaw AFB. 1996: 74th FS/23rd Fighter Group, Pope AFB, NC. 2006: Converted to A-10C. By 12/15: 75th FS/23rd Wing, Moody AFB, GA. By 6/17: 74th FS/23rd Wing. By 11/19: 75th FS/23rd Wing.

7 Feb '82: First flight. 16 Feb '82: TOS USAF, assigned to 25th TFS/51st TFW, Sunon Air Base, Korea. 1987: Modified as OA-10A. Ca.1989: 74th TFS/23rd TFW, England AFB, LA. 1/93: 354th FS/355th FW, McChord AFB, WA. 12/94: 354th FS/355th FW, Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ. By 10/96 to after 3/08: 357th FS/355th FW, Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ. 2005: Converted to A-10C. By 9/09: 354th FS/355th FW.  2013: 357th FS/355th FW. 17 May 2013: AMARC, Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ as 7997 for storage.

30 Jan' 82: First flight. 10Feb '82: TOS USAF and assigned to the 51st Tactical Fighter Wing, Sunan Air Base, South Korea. Ca.1990: Modified to OA-10A. 4 Jan '00: AMARC, Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ as AC0197 for GPS and wing modifications. 25 Feb'00 to after 3/20: 422nd Test and Evaluation Squadron/53rd Test and Evaluation Group (later 53rd Wing), Nellis AFB, NV. Ca.2007: Converted to A-10C.

11 Dec '81: First flight. 28 Dec '81: TOS USAF and assigned to the 76th Tactical Fighter Squadron/23rd Tactical Fighter Wing, England AFB, LA. Ca.1990: Modified to OA-10A. Ca.9/90 to Ca.3/91: Deployed to Saudi Arabia for combat in Operation Desert Storm. 1 Jun '92: 23rd Fighter Wing moved to Pope AFB, NC. Ca.2007: Converted to A-10C 12/07: 75th FS/23rd Fighter Wing, Moody AFB, GA. Ca.2007: Converted to A-10C. By 5/18: 74th FS/23rd Wing, Moody AFB, GA.

23 Nov '81: First flight. 30 Nov '81: TOS USAF and assigned to the 18th Tactical Fighter Squadron/343rd Composite Wing (ANG) Eielson AFB, AK. Ca.1990: Modified to OA-10A. By 7/95 to after 7/06: 172nd Fighter Squadron/110th Fighter Wing (ANG), Battle Creek, MI. 29 Mar '02: AMARC, Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ as AC0289 for wing modifications. By 6/02: RTS with 172nd FS. Ca.2007: Converted to A-10C. By 8/09 to after 10/19: 107th FS /127th Wing (ANG), Selfridge ANG Base,, MI.

18 Sep '81: First flight. 26 Sep '81: TOS USAF as A-10A. 1981 to after August/86: 509th TFS/81st TFW, RAF Bentwaters, England. By April/89: 511th TFS/10th TFW, RAF Alconbury, England. Ca.1992: Modified OA-10A. By August/96: 55th FS/20th FW, Shaw AFB, SC. By May/03: 74th FS/23rd Fighter Group, Pope AFB, NC. By June/06: 74th FS/23rd Fighter Wing, Moody AFB, GA. Ca.2007: Converted to A-10C. By November/12 to after 2019: 75th FS/23rd Wing.

8 Apr '81: First flight. 8 May '81: TOS USAF. By 5/83 to after 6/91: 75th TFS/23rd TFW, England AFB, LA. By 8/92: Converted to OA-10A. By 8/92: 55th FS/20th FW, Shaw AFB, SC. By 4/01: 75th FS/23rd FW, Pope AFB, NC. Ca.2006: Converted to A-10C. By 2008: 74th FS/23rd FW, Moody AFB, GA. 9/08 to 12/08: Deployed to Bagram AB, Afghanistan for Operation Enduring Freedom. By 2011 to after 6/18: 75th FS/23rd FW, Moody AFB. 2013: Bagram AB Afghanistan for combat.

25 Mar '81: First flight. 13 pr '81: TOS USAF as A-10A. 15 May '81: 511th Tactical Fighter Squadron/81st Tactical Fighter Wing, RAF Benwaters, England. Ca.1987: 10th TFW, RAF Alconbury, England. By 6/95: Modified to OA-10A. By 6/95: 103rd FS/111th Fighter Group (ANG), NAS/JRB Willow Grove, PA. Ca.2007: AMARC, Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ for conversion to A-10C. 2011: 163rd FS/22nd FW (ANG), Baer Field, Ft. Wayne, IN.

24 Jan '81: First flight. 31 Jan '81: TOS USAF and assigned 74th TFS/23rd TFW, England AFB, LA. Ca.6/91: Converted to OA-10A. Ca.9/91: 21st FS/20th FW, Shaw AFB, SC. 1 Feb '00: AMARC as AC0202 for GPS modifications, restored to A-10A. 24 May '00: RTS with 21st FS. 25 Jul '02: AMARC as AC0311 for wing modifications. Ca 9/02: 75th FS/23rd Fighter Group, Pope AFB, NC. By 10/06: Converted to A-10C. By 10/06 to after 11/19: 74th FS/23rd FG, Moody AFB, GA. 9/08 to 12/08: Deployed to Bagram AB, Afghanistan for Operation Enduring Freedom.

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.

The desert floor brightens up the underside of this Warthog. Clearly visible are the false canopy and the nice shark mouth painted on as well as the many weapons carried for this Red Flag mission. Unit is the 23rd Fighter Group, 75th FS, 'Tiger Sharks' based at Pope AFB, NC.