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Re: Lajes (Azores) (LPLA/TER) - 2010 MIL

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Hi,

Five fighters should be departing from Lajes tomorrow as Mazda 81-85 with supporting tankers Gold 31/32.
No idea on aircraft type .......


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Re: Lajes (Azores) (LPLA/TER) - 2010 MIL

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Dutchmil wrote:Hi,

Five fighters should be departing from Lajes tomorrow as Mazda 81-85 with supporting tankers Gold 31/32.
No idea on aircraft type .......


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Hi Dutchmil,

They are 5 EA-6B Prowler with a KC10 and KC135.

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Re: Lajes (Azores) (LPLA/TER) - 2010 MIL

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Currently on the ground, there are 2 C5's (90010 & 90019), plus an MC12W (09-0649)!

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Re: Lajes (Azores) (LPLA/TER) - 2010 MIL

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The MC12W arrived today as Badly44.

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They are 5 EA-6B Prowler with a KC10 and KC135.
serials EA-6B's, all VMAQ-2 birds.
161348/CY-03
161352/CY-04
161882/CY-02
162227/CY-00
162935/CY-01

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Re: Lajes (Azores) (LPLA/TER) - 2010 MIL

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Hi,

Five Prowlers returned from Lajes to Cherry Point today as Mazda 21-25.


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Re: Lajes (Azores) (LPLA/TER) - 2010 MIL

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BADLY51 and 52 MC12W are inb from St Johns off at 13:05Z should be 09-0655 and 09-0676
confirmation would be good

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Re: Lajes (Azores) (LPLA/TER) - 2010 MIL

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In the next couple of days, twelve A-10Cs will make a stopover at Lajes on their way back home to CONUS from Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, after an Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) combat deployment.

See:
http://www.kfsm.com/news/kfsm-news-188t ... 5121.story" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
http://warthognews.blogspot.com/2010/05 ... istan.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Known serial numbers: 78-0640, 78-0682, 78-0702, 78-0719, 78-0720, 79-0082, 79-0165 (all from the 104th FS, 175th Wing); 78-0613, 78-0659, 79-0129, 80-0166 (all from the 184th FS, 188th FW)

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J.J. wrote:In the next couple of days, twelve A-10Cs will make a stopover at Lajes on their way back home to CONUS from Kandahar Airfield,
Afghanistan, after an Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) combat deployment.
They should arrive at Lajes next Wednesday, May 19th. I think they will be released by either the 81FS or the 25FS, not a state-side unit this time anyway ......

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Re: Lajes (Azores) (LPLA/TER) - 2010 MIL

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The 81FS have gone East!

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Thanks for your helpful replies, René and Mark. And please check: http://warthognews.blogspot.com/2010/05 ... adron.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Any known serial numbers of the deployed 81st EFS Hogs?
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Re: Lajes (Azores) (LPLA/TER) - 2010 MIL

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The A10 arrived today, and the registrations are the following:

2 KC-135 - I didn't got to the airport in time, so I didn't got their registrations!

1st KC10 - 86-0035
A-10's:
79-0082
78-0659 (??)
80-0166
78-0613
79-0165
I'm missing one of the A10!

78-0646
78-0720
79-0129
78-0702
78-0640
78-0682
2nd KC10 - 79-1710

C130's:
06-4632
07-6311

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Re: Lajes (Azores) (LPLA/TER) - 2010 MIL

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Here the complete A-10 serials,

1st wave
78-0659/FS
78-0613/FS
80-0166/FS
79-0082/MD
78-0719/MD
79-0165/MD
2nd wave
78-0646/FS
78-0720/MD
79-0129/FS
78-0702/MD
78-0640/MD
78-0682/MD

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Re: Lajes (Azores) (LPLA/TER) - 2010 MIL

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For the returning ANG "Rainbow Team" A-10Cs, please check: http://warthognews.blogspot.com/2010/05 ... er-at.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Any stopover pictures and departure info would be great.
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Re: Lajes (Azores) (LPLA/TER) - 2010 MIL

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20/05/2010

Inb from St Johns BADLY53 09-0659 and BADLY54 09-0661 MC12W's
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