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Started by Townsend, February 16, 2010, 02:22:36 PM

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Hoss

Quote from: Conan71 on February 24, 2010, 11:16:52 PM
Slight correction, I believe the B-2 program is still run out of Warrensburg exclusively in the states.  I did see one doing touch & go's at TUL back when we invaded Iraq & Afghanistan. They've got B-1's at Tinker & McConnell

If you're talking about Whiteman AFB, you'd be correct.  That and they keep a small contingent of them at Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean.

And I've seen them here before both of those wars.  I remember pretty vividly one afternoon coming home from work seeing one as I was eastbound on I-244 just coming up on Memorial.  Those things take your breath away watching them in person.  I can also remember being out at the south observation area on N. Memorial watching flights of two Warthogs (A-11s) taking off.  Quite possibly the loudest jet engines you'll ever hear.

sgrizzle

Quote from: Hoss on February 25, 2010, 04:08:06 AM
If you're talking about Whiteman AFB, you'd be correct.  That and they keep a small contingent of them at Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean.

And I've seen them here before both of those wars.  I remember pretty vividly one afternoon coming home from work seeing one as I was eastbound on I-244 just coming up on Memorial.  Those things take your breath away watching them in person.  I can also remember being out at the south observation area on N. Memorial watching flights of two Warthogs (A-11s) taking off.  Quite possibly the loudest jet engines you'll ever hear.

Warthog is A-10

And Tinker's own page said they support the B-2's out of there:
http://www.tinker-af.org/

Hoss

Quote from: sgrizzle on February 25, 2010, 07:59:30 AM
Warthog is A-10

And Tinker's own page said they support the B-2's out of there:
http://www.tinker-af.org/

"220, 221 whatever it takes".... I knew it was a Warthog and knew is was A-something.

And supporting doesn't necessarily mean 'housing'.  They might house one or two for brief periods, but the lion's share are at Whiteman and Diego Garcia, although Diego admittedly only has four or five at a time.  And one at Edwards AFB in California.  And two undisclosed 'forward operating locations', but sources say those two locations are in the UK and Guam.