A10 Thunderbolt IIs at Lakenheath

[anonymous-user]

The USAF A10s are at Lakenheath for a while whilst their runway in Germany is being resurfaced.

I shot up to Lakenheath today to get a few photos, hope you like them.

[V6GTO]

Aren't these dubbed "Tank-busters"?

Martin.

[fletchy_fletch]

These are great... what camera and lens are you using?

[anonymous-user]

Canon 30D with a 100-400L IS.

I've had to downsize them and upload to Photobucket so they are a bit compressed.

[Trooper2]

V6GTO said:

Aren't these dubbed "Tank-busters"?

Martin.

Sort of, generically, as that's their primary mission (close air support), their "official" nickname is "Warthog". The name Thunderbolt II name comes from the P-47 of WWII.


Nice shots Supraman.

[Dibble]

Jeez they're ugly planes!

[geek]Of course, they're built that way for "low and slow" capability, and the engines are quite effectively shielded by the wings/tailplane.[/geek]

[uber_geek]And the Gatling's first round hits the target a mile away before the seventh round's left the barrel.[/uber_geek]

[Famous Graham]

Trooper2 said:

their "official" nickname is "Warthog"

Because they're ugly ers Like BUFF, the B52

Nice shots there - another chip away at my resolve not to sell my 400L for a 100-400 IS L. Git

[anonymous-user]

I think there are between 12 & 15 at Lakenheath at the moment.

They used to be a common sight over East Anglia when they were based at Bentwaters and Woodbridge.

They are currently using the East Coast ranges, I believe Holbeach is the main one they are using.

You can see on the "front on" shots, the small practice bombs on the rails inboard of the undercarriage.

A few more

[RobDickinson]

Nice. I thought they'd decomissioned em?

Used to love seeing them flying around the peak district.