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A-10 West Heritage Flight Team returns to skies
Story and photo by Airman 1st Class Mya M. Crosby
355th Fighter Wing Public Affairs
LANCASTER, California — The A-10 West Heritage Flight Team performed at its first air show after nearly five years of inacti- vation March 25-26.
The demo team, out of Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, kicked off its resurgence at the Los Angeles County Air Show in Lancaster, California, by flying in formation with the World War II-era P-38 Lightning.
“The A-10 belongs right there with the war birds, as it is legend- ary itself,” said Master Sgt. Mark Aube, A-10 WHFT maintenance superintendent. “While talking with the air show guests, I found that everyone was eager to see the tank buster in action.”
In addition to its two A-10C Thunderbolt IIs, the team is complete with three pilots, two crew chiefs, an avionics technician, engines technician, and an aircraft electrical and environmental specialist.
The A-10 WHFT is scheduled to perform in nine more air shows throughout the U.S. this year.
“It’s great to have the A-10 back on the air show circuit as a part of the Heritage Flight,” said Maj. Daniel Levy, 357th Fighter Squad- ron and A-10 WHFT pilot. “The Warthog has flown close-air sup- port for American and allied forces almost every day for the past 15 years. It’s the perfect mix of old and new.”
For more information about upcoming performances and pho- tos, visit the A-10 West Heritage Flight Team’s Facebook page.
An A-10C Thunderbolt II, assigned to the 354th Fighter Squadron and part of the A-10 West Heritage Flight Team, and a P-38 Lightning fly in formation March 26 during the Los Angeles County Air Show in Lancaster, California. The A-10 WHFT is scheduled to perform in nine more air shows throughout the U.S. this year after resurging from a five-year-long inactivation period.