FighterControl

These were frequent visitors to Lossie, indeed they hadn't been based in the UK that long when we had 2 come up on an early Saturday evening in the Summer/Autumn and proceeded to do numerous high speed runs along the runway then pull up into a "stall" turn and then repeat the process for a small but admiring crowd.

77-0193 WR A10A 81 TFW


77-0193 WR A10A 81 TFW


77-0233 WR A10A 81 TFW


77-0234 WR A10A 81 TFW


77-0234 WR A10A 81 TFW


77-0234 WR A10A 81 TFW


77-0241 WR A10A 81 TFW


77-0245 WR A10A 81 TFW


77-0249 WR A10A 81 TFW


77-0261 WR A10A 81 TFW


77-0596 WR A10A 81 TFW


77-0597 WR A10A 81 TFW

Such an iconic aircraft, as you say ten a penny back then right up until the early 90’s

Thanks for sharing these with us, a familiar sight years ago and could turn up anywhere and everywhere.

Absolutely Hogtastic

Do we miss their distinctive whistle all over East Anglia or what

Thanks for posting

Paddyboy

I remember the two jets you speak about. Might well have been the first A-10s I saw at Lossie. 77-0234 and 77-0245 landed at 1828 on Saturday 16/6/79 (on 05 if I remember correctly) and I photographed them next day taxiing out for departure on 23 at 1315 in glorious sunshine. Ah, happy days!