A-10 Thunderbolt II West Coast Demonstration Team

45R · 30th of September 2007 (Sun)

Seeing this bad boy fly brought back a bunch of great childhood memories. I use to see these things in the air all the time before the downsizing of our military.

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45R · 30th of September 2007 (Sun)

Gun Show

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RCoulter · 30th of September 2007 (Sun)

Great stuff Nelson!

Kraig C · 30th of September 2007 (Sun)

1 more day of A10 goodness at CA air show.. supposed to do the wall of fire today.

ForumForker · 30th of September 2007 (Sun)

Great A10 pics. But I do miss the shark teeth.

tomd · 30th of September 2007 (Sun)

Nice shots.

they used to be based here in Madison, WI, but now they've been replaced with f-18's (I think)

SBCmetroguy · 30th of September 2007 (Sun)

Awesome! I still see A-10 warthogs all the time, living right off the reservation at Barksdale Air Force Base. I love the shape of these jets, and I love the paint job on the Warthogs.

khnordeen · 30th of September 2007 (Sun)

nice shots man. where were you shooting from? i was there yesterday also in the chalet village tent all the way down to the left by the snowbirds, that weapons demonstration and wall of fire were awesome. i can believe those 30mm rounds are the size of coke bottles and go off at 70 rounds/sec. they actually slow the plane down while firing, haha.

IBLinKYI · 30th of September 2007 (Sun)

One of my favorite plane in the air. A tank that flies.

Scout7id · 30th of September 2007 (Sun)

Quote:

Originally Posted by SBCmetroguy

Awesome! I still see A-10 warthogs all the time, living right off the reservation at Barksdale Air Force Base. I love the shape of these jets, and I love the paint job on the Warthogs.

That's a great place, SBCmetroguy! My father retired there in 1979 from the 917th. Awesome, awesome aircraft! I will always have a special place in my heart for the A-10. I always enjoy pics of it, and the pics in this thread do it much justice.

richardsc0 · 1st of October 2007 (Mon)

I'm no aviation expert, but the A-10 is by far one of my favorite planes. Great photos!

strikerstu · 1st of October 2007 (Mon)

Lovely, now that's what you call a gun....

Stu

Livinthalife · 1st of October 2007 (Mon)

My fav plane as well.

great angles on all your shots! nicely done!

You use the 70-200 on these?

45R · 1st of October 2007 (Mon)

70-200 F2.8 IS with Canon 2XTC for the aerial shots.
Close ups of the gun = SD800 P and S.

JTVal · 1st of October 2007 (Mon)

I've worked on that Aircraft. Not just on that airframe but on that specific aircraft. (274)
NIce shots. I haven't had any luck during our air pwoer demo here. I found out my lens was not focusing properly though. Its a good thing the warranty is still good they are fixing it for free.

30th of September 2007 (Sun)	#1
45R Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 362	A-10 Thunderbolt II West Coast Demonstration Team Seeing this bad boy fly brought back a bunch of great childhood memories. I use to see these things in the air all the time before the downsizing of our military. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...r/IMG_3254.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...r/IMG_3248.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...r/IMG_3196.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...r/IMG_3195.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...r/IMG_3162.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...r/IMG_3061.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...r/IMG_3321.jpg __________________ Canon 7D, Canon 30D, Canon 580EX,28-135mm IS USM 50mm F1.8,15mm F2.8,18-55mm Kit lens 17-40L,70-200LF2.8 IS, 2X TC Last edited by PhotosGuy : 2nd of October 2007 (Tue) at 21:54.

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45R Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 362	Re: A-10 Thunderbolt II West Coast Demonstration Team Gun Show http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...r/IMG_0961.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...r/IMG_0969.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...r/IMG_0970.jpg __________________ Canon 7D, Canon 30D, Canon 580EX,28-135mm IS USM 50mm F1.8,15mm F2.8,18-55mm Kit lens 17-40L,70-200LF2.8 IS, 2X TC Last edited by PhotosGuy : 2nd of October 2007 (Tue) at 21:55.

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RCoulter Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Reno,NV Posts: 1,696 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: A-10 Thunderbolt II West Coast Demonstration Team Great stuff Nelson! __________________ Airliners.net / JetPhotos.net Canon EOS 1D MKII N/40D/20D/7D \| 100-400L \| Canon 24-70 F2.8 L\| 28-135 IS \| Sigma 70-200 F2.8 APO DG \|Sigma 50-500 APO RF

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Kraig C Goldmember Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 2,205	Re: A-10 Thunderbolt II West Coast Demonstration Team 1 more day of A10 goodness at CA air show.. supposed to do the wall of fire today.

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ForumForker Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 690	Re: A-10 Thunderbolt II West Coast Demonstration Team Great A10 pics. But I do miss the shark teeth.

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tomd Cream of the Crop Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: I live next to my neighbor Posts: 12,285 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: A-10 Thunderbolt II West Coast Demonstration Team Nice shots. they used to be based here in Madison, WI, but now they've been replaced with f-18's (I think) __________________ mark iin; mark iid(S); 7d; G10: Canon 17-40, nifty 50, Canon 24-70L, Canon 10-22, Canon 70-200/2.8 L II, 300 2.8, 400/5.6, L 135, Canon 85/1.8: Canon 100 macro, tubes, Canon 1.4 tele conv. =======>>> play W.A.I.N.

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SBCmetroguy Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Shreveport, LA Posts: 809 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: A-10 Thunderbolt II West Coast Demonstration Team Awesome! I still see A-10 warthogs all the time, living right off the reservation at Barksdale Air Force Base. I love the shape of these jets, and I love the paint job on the Warthogs.

30th of September 2007 (Sun)	#8
khnordeen Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Newark, CA Posts: 371 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: A-10 Thunderbolt II West Coast Demonstration Team nice shots man. where were you shooting from? i was there yesterday also in the chalet village tent all the way down to the left by the snowbirds, that weapons demonstration and wall of fire were awesome. i can believe those 30mm rounds are the size of coke bottles and go off at 70 rounds/sec. they actually slow the plane down while firing, haha.

30th of September 2007 (Sun)	#9
IBLinKYI Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Crestview, FL Posts: 477	Re: A-10 Thunderbolt II West Coast Demonstration Team One of my favorite plane in the air. A tank that flies. __________________ 5d \| 50mm f/1.8 \| 28mm f/1.8 \| Tamron 17-50mm f/2.8 (For Sale) My FlickR!

1st of October 2007 (Mon)	#11
richardsc0 Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 693 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: A-10 Thunderbolt II West Coast Demonstration Team I'm no aviation expert, but the A-10 is by far one of my favorite planes. Great photos!

1st of October 2007 (Mon)	#12
strikerstu Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Leicester, England Posts: 334 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: A-10 Thunderbolt II West Coast Demonstration Team Lovely, now that's what you call a gun.... Stu

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Livinthalife Cream of the Crop Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Austin,TX Posts: 5,097 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: A-10 Thunderbolt II West Coast Demonstration Team My fav plane as well. great angles on all your shots! nicely done! You use the 70-200 on these? __________________ -Andy- Canon 5DMKII 85 1.8 Rokinon 8 FE 24-105 F4 IS L 580EX 70-200 2.8 100 2.8 L ...:::My Website:::...

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JTVal Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Colorado springs Posts: 594	Re: A-10 Thunderbolt II West Coast Demonstration Team I've worked on that Aircraft. Not just on that airframe but on that specific aircraft. (274) NIce shots. I haven't had any luck during our air pwoer demo here. I found out my lens was not focusing properly though. Its a good thing the warranty is still good they are fixing it for free. __________________ Have Fun, Live Free, Skydive--JT www.shutterfly.com/pro/jt/photos http://www.youtube.com/JTVal27 XT, XTI, T1I, 18-55mm Kit lens, Sigma 15 mm 2.8, 70-200mm f/2.8L , Promaster 2x expander, Canon 430EX, opteka intervalometer.

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