Six 75th EFS A-10Cs caught at Lajes during stopover enroute back to CONUS from Afghanistan deployment

At Lajes Field, Azores, Warthog News contributor André Inácio from Portugal had the opportunity to take the following shots when six A-10Cs from the 75th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron arrived December 6, 2010, for stopover enroute back to CONUS from Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, in support of Operation Enduring Freedom:



A-10C 78-0600 from the 75th Fighter Squadron. (Photo by André Inácio) Full size



A-10C 78-0688 from the 75th Fighter Squadron. (Photo by André Inácio) Full size



A-10C 79-0172 from the 74th Fighter Squadron. (Photo by André Inácio) Full size



A-10C 79-0207 from the 75th Fighter Squadron. (Photo by André Inácio) Full size



A-10C 80-0223, marked 23 WG as the 23rd Wing's flagship. (Photo by André Inácio) Full size



A-10C 81-0947 from the 75th Fighter Squadron. (Photo by André Inácio) Full size

Note: As André told me in his e-mail, this A-10C flight with callsigns Mazda 01-06 arrived about 2:57 pm (local time) together with tankers KC-10 83-0079 (callsign Blue 51) and KC-135 58-0016 (callsign Blue 52). Their departure was scheduled for December 8, 2010.

Special thanks to André for sharing his exclusive shots on my blog!