Aircraft Photo of 78-0681 / AF78-681 | Fairchild A-10A Thunderbolt II | USA - Air Force | AirHistory.net #427860
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:78-0681
Alternate Serial:AF78-681
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):A10-0301
Operator Titles:USA - Air Force
Location
City / Airport:Dayton - Wright-Patterson AFB / Wright AFBMap
Region / Country:Ohio, United States
Airport Codes:ICAO: KDWF   IATA: -   Local: DWF   Other: -
Collection:National Museum of the United States Air Force
 
Photo Date:6 May 2008
Photo by:Glenn Chatfield
Photo ID: 427860
Photo Comment

Ca.1979: TOS USAF. By 4/89: 353rd Tactical Fighter Squadron/354th Tactical Fighter Wing, Myrtle Beach AFB, SC. It flew 57 missions during Operation Desert Storm, and on 21 Jan 1991 was flown by Capt. Paul Johnson on an eight-hour rescue support mission during Operation Desert Storm for which he was awarded the Air Force Cross. It was flown to the Air Force Museum in January 1992.

This photo is copyright © Glenn Chatfield, and may not be used or published in any way without permission.

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