Several years ago there was a formation of warthogs flying low along Great Yarmouth seafront my wife waved like crazy and the lead plane tipped his wings it was a amazing sight
"Maryland District" isn't a thing just for reference, "MD" is the abbreviation for Maryland. They are A-10Cs from the 104th Fighter Squadron, 175th Wing of the Maryland Air National Guard.
@@grahamjordan1040 now 66 probably late 70s , I know they took a long time coming round ,big planes but quite boring , Not far from Wittering now but not a lot of flying now , a bit of night vision practice now and then
My sons on his way back from Macedonia driving an army TCV , 7 days till back in the Uk , a lot quicker than the Warthogs 😂, 6wk exercise with 2para, I got sent footage of them on low level flybys right over the heads of guys on the ground , what a buzz it must of been!
Many years ago, a good friend worked for BT, then for Hutchison Telecom (orange) on tall masts, setting dishes….. Working up near Mildenhall and Lakenheath he told me his mast, when he was at the top, was a turning point for a regular flight of A10’s…….. passing by routinely, very close, banked at 90’ with the pilot saluting him…..😳🇺🇸
Hi there you Jim, Thank you for sharing such Excellent videos here, I Thourughley enjoyed watching the plains coming in to land, I'm very interested in these sort of videos. An Thank you once again for taking the time to share such Amazing videos. An seeing them up closely was just a joy, an to watch them come into land. Thank you Jim. An have a real good day today. Fm Tom /Mc.
when i was a kid, they brought A10 back from Germany, they were at RAF Kemble, for a few years, the Yanks widened and lengthened the runway, great sight the flew around Wiltshire for a long time
Exceellent capture here. I will be forever grateful for Wartogs. Many American and allied lives have been saved by their intervention when the shit is hitting the fan and the metal is meeting the meat! As an aside,we have a 2 letter abbreviation for each of our States. MD is Maryland (these are MDANG - Maryland Air National Guard) Hogs. Alaska is AK, California is CA, Montana is MT . . . etc., etc. Don't feel bad though, a great proportion of our own population who have been born, raised and educated (I use the term loosely) here don't know this. Thanks for taking the time and posting this, Pace vobiscum and be well.
@@paulmca8514 Fair point. I can only speak from personal experience, and I can say without fear of equivocation, the BRRRRRTTTT of their GAU when we were in the middle of a TIC was music to my ears, and to the ears of the rest of my Platoon. But, as previously stated, you make a fair point.
@@paulmca8514 Interesting you mention this as I reckon this is the first instance of A10s in Scotland since one of the infamous incidents in which Scottish lads were killed in the '90s
If we could ever get one of these at an Airshow Downunder, it would drag in 250,000 people. More than double our biggest crowds, if it attended and flew, they would have to shut the gates.
I know this is a daft question but why are they called warthogs absolutely beautiful filming Jim as usual you caught some amazing cloud formations thank you
The A-10 Thunderbolt II nickname "Warthog" was given due to the sound of the gun. The GAU-8 30mm makes a "Guttural belching" sound which Warthog's also make.
...I hope everyone took their rubbish away. Last time I was there it looked like a skip had exploded. Paired with the stench of urine coming from the bushes made it a short stay. Not been back since!
They were returning from a training exercise in Macedonia with the Macedonian army, the British and several other European nations also took part due to the heightened tensions in Europe.
If only they could have been heading east, to be used by the Ukrainian Airforce(I know their pilots are not trained on A10s), they could have wiped out those Russian tank/vehicle columns. The perfect aircraft for fighting Russia's 2nd World War strategy. Slava Ukraini.
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Several years ago there was a formation of warthogs flying low along Great Yarmouth seafront my wife waved like crazy and the lead plane tipped his wings it was a amazing sight
fanatstic i used to watch A-10's flying out of Raf Bentwaters back in the 80's & early 90's Great footage Jim
"Maryland District" isn't a thing just for reference, "MD" is the abbreviation for Maryland. They are A-10Cs from the 104th Fighter Squadron, 175th Wing of the Maryland Air National Guard.
Well I first caught them there in 2017. Lucky catch as I was there on business and a fellow employee was showing me the area!
What a absolute beauty of a big loaded gun ! 😻
I saw 4 of them arriving earlier as they turned into their approach to Prestwick. Awesome sight
10:16 - true to form, I'm always running somewhere! Great video Jim
I remember these flying over my grandparents house in Lincolnshire in the late 80s and early 90s.
We did and still do live close to Holbeach range we used to watch them diving on the range.
@@grahamjordan1040 so did I as a delivery postman , the other side of the wash at Friskney , could see them strafe the nets .Also the f111
@@chrispick9899 now you are going back some with the f111 I miss seeing them 👍
@@grahamjordan1040 now 66 probably late 70s , I know they took a long time coming round ,big planes but quite boring , Not far from Wittering now but not a lot of flying now , a bit of night vision practice now and then
My sons on his way back from Macedonia driving an army TCV , 7 days till back in the Uk , a lot quicker than the Warthogs 😂, 6wk exercise with 2para, I got sent footage of them on low level flybys right over the heads of guys on the ground , what a buzz it must of been!
Superb sight.
Many years ago, a good friend worked for BT, then for Hutchison Telecom (orange) on tall masts, setting dishes…..
Working up near Mildenhall and Lakenheath he told me his mast, when he was at the top, was a turning point for a regular flight of A10’s…….. passing by routinely, very close, banked at 90’ with the pilot saluting him…..😳🇺🇸
Hi there you Jim,
Thank you for sharing such Excellent videos here,
I Thourughley enjoyed watching the plains coming in to land,
I'm very interested in these sort of videos.
An Thank you once again for taking the time to share such Amazing videos.
An seeing them up closely was just a joy, an to watch them come into land.
Thank you Jim.
An have a real good day today.
Fm Tom /Mc.
Glad you enjoyed it
when i was a kid, they brought A10 back from Germany, they were at RAF Kemble, for a few years, the Yanks widened and lengthened the runway, great sight the flew around Wiltshire for a long time
Exceellent capture here. I will be forever grateful for Wartogs. Many American and allied lives have been saved by their intervention when the shit is hitting the fan and the metal is meeting the meat!
As an aside,we have a 2 letter abbreviation for each of our States. MD is Maryland (these are MDANG - Maryland Air National Guard) Hogs. Alaska is AK, California is CA, Montana is MT . . . etc., etc.
Don't feel bad though, a great proportion of our own population who have been born, raised and educated (I use the term loosely) here don't know this.
Thanks for taking the time and posting this,
Pace vobiscum and be well.
Apart from some rather notorious friendly fire incidents, I would agree.
@@paulmca8514 Fair point. I can only speak from personal experience, and I can say without fear of equivocation, the BRRRRRTTTT of their GAU when we were in the middle of a TIC was music to my ears, and to the ears of the rest of my Platoon.
But, as previously stated, you make a fair point.
@@paulmca8514 Interesting you mention this as I reckon this is the first instance of A10s in Scotland since one of the infamous incidents in which Scottish lads were killed in the '90s
Soldier’s best combat friend...
If we could ever get one of these at an Airshow Downunder, it would drag in 250,000 people. More than double our biggest crowds, if it attended and flew, they would have to shut the gates.
I know this is a daft question but why are they called warthogs absolutely beautiful filming Jim as usual you caught some amazing cloud formations thank you
The A-10 Thunderbolt II nickname "Warthog" was given due to the sound of the gun. The GAU-8 30mm makes a "Guttural belching" sound which Warthog's also make.
Thank you
brilliant footage Jim. am i right in saying they would need to be refuelled again mid air enroute to MD. ?
Great stuff, Jim. Was hoping you would be there filming when I read that they were arriving.
Glad I didn't let you down!
Love that jet....
I love this I would love to see other nations come visit here in Florida but that's I guess too much to ask.
Good one Jim, also a good turnout of silvertops, 😄 Watched Top Gun, Maverick. You will love it.
Oh was there a week ago, Glasgow IMAX, did indeed love it!
...I hope everyone took their rubbish away. Last time I was there it looked like a skip had exploded. Paired with the stench of urine coming from the bushes made it a short stay. Not been back since!
How many A-10's are still in service? Are these continously updated?
Yes over here they are still a valuable asset for ground support:)
Thanks, Justin.
@@meertenwelleman6249 look up the black snake super a10
I will, Justin, thanks!
A truly beast of war!
Can you imagine what a squadron of these would do to a column of Russian tanks.
These beasts are used for close air support. and brilliant at it,, so whats going on, anybody know ?
They were returning from a training exercise in Macedonia with the Macedonian army, the British and several other European nations also took part due to the heightened tensions in Europe.
When did that happen this year?
Can I also plz ask Jim how did you know that these where coming in, stuff like this isn't on flight rader
Facebook group - Scottish Aviation Photographers has a daily movements thread
Why are they here??
What’s with all the C17s?
USAF Base PIK
If only they could have been heading east, to be used by the Ukrainian Airforce(I know their pilots are not trained on A10s), they could have wiped out those Russian tank/vehicle columns. The perfect aircraft for fighting Russia's 2nd World War strategy. Slava Ukraini.
Why do people think it`s a good idea to bring a dog to see something like this ? The poor animals will be terrified.
Can someone plz plz tell me at what time do they depart at tomorrow
11am
@@JimRamsayJWR k thank you so much
With 10 of these in Ukraine there would be no war Russian would have been long gone just ask the Taliban and iraq scared shitless of this plane
Why are they all carrying munitions ?
There not, well maybe for the internal cannon. The have a large ventral tank for fuel, that`s it as far as I can see.
Target practice on Z tanks.
Probably have no ammo for the 30mm cannon. It is quite heavy, so loose the weight, save fuel
Is there something NATO isn't telling us?
What's the bet these A-10's have been illegally engaging Russian armour, contrary to what Washington says ?
They were on exercise along with our boys the past 6wks in Macedonia
Really Russia would have been long gone , those convoys miles long would have been destroyed in minutes
The whispering sound of the 70s and 80s. Shush 🤫 don’t make them angry, they might start shouting. No one likes it when they shout!
They should pop along to Ukraine and do some easy practice
Why they landing at prestwick
They heading to the ukraine
Craig- they are heading back home to the USA planned to leave on Tuesday.
Thanks gordon
Heading back from Macedonia
@@briancunningham1975 cheers Brian 👍