Thracian Thunder 16 - Graf Ignatievo AFB, Bulgaria

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Thracian Thunder 16 - Graf Ignatievo AFB, Bulgaria

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Thracian Thunder 16 - bulgarian and USA.ANG exercise. US. ANG 74. sq. A-10C gound attack aircraft, and Bulgarian Air Force, MiG-29B, UB and Su-25K, UBK and Anti aircrafts units.

http://jetbirds.gportal.hu/gindex.php?p ... id=2965518
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Very nice. Liking the Frogfoots.
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Re: Thracian Thunder 16 - Graf Ignatievo AFB, Bulgaria

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Niall Grant wrote:Very nice. Liking the Frogfoots.
+1! 8)

By the way, shouldn't it be 'Frogfeet'? :lol:
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Very nice! One small remark, the A-10s are airforce, not ang...
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Great pictures Istvan. Was is it during a media day or someting?
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Istvan wrote:Thracian Thunder 16 - bulgarian and USA.ANG exercise. US. ANG 74. sq. A-10C gound attack aircraft, and Bulgarian Air Force, MiG-29B, UB and Su-25K, UBK and Anti aircrafts units.

http://jetbirds.gportal.hu/gindex.php?p ... id=2965518
The engine running MiG-21 is interesting! It appears that they are kept in an airworthy condition!
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Paul van der Linden wrote:
Istvan wrote:Thracian Thunder 16 - bulgarian and USA.ANG exercise. US. ANG 74. sq. A-10C gound attack aircraft, and Bulgarian Air Force, MiG-29B, UB and Su-25K, UBK and Anti aircrafts units.

http://jetbirds.gportal.hu/gindex.php?p ... id=2965518
The engine running MiG-21 is interesting! It appears that they are kept in an airworthy condition!

Just some remarks to add:
Technically the unit is 74 EFS (Expeditionary FS) for the deployment, with 74 FS (23 Wg Moody) as the core unit. However all units at Moody contributed aircraft, maintenance crew and pilots, also from the (4)76 FG, an AFRES unit stationed at Moody.
The event was Thracian Thunder press day, with three MiG-29s, three Su-25s and 8 A-10s flying.
...and yes the remaining MiG-21s (3 single +1 UM) are being kept in airworthy condition by the maintenance crews 'just in case we need them again'. However they are not certified to fly at this time since some time limited items have expired 31/12/15, but hey since when was MLA145 introduced over there :o

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I'm sorry that I did not answer so far, but Paul answered the questions well. The remains of 74 FSQ in Bulgaria for three months, but it may be deployed to other countries in Central and Eastern Europe.
One of the Bulgarians sharp marksmanship range will also participate. One battalion of the Bulgarian land units Fly to CAS. The Bulgarian MiG-29s, three were in the zone. Two plus NATIANDS was alert.
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A10C Serials: my pictures: 78586, 78647 (476FSQ), 80149, 79193, 78600, 79189, 78621, 79216, and 79667?, 78639?, ?????, ??????, - very long far :-(
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