RED RIVER HAWG
In 2019 I was contacted by the demonstration team to design a new heritage paint scheme for the teams 2021-2022 jet. They wanted a scheme to commemorate the Vietnam veterans that are still alive and importantly remember the people that never made it home.
So on the left side of the aircraft on the nose are the names of the members of the 355th Tactical Fighter Wing, that were sadly KIA / MIA and also POW's. The scheme itself represents that of the paint scheme flown by the units F-105 Thunderchief's out of Takhli Royal Thai Air Force Base, Thailand in 1965.
The initial design for the scheme that was sent to the Demonstration Team. Copyright Ryan Dorling
A photograph from the reveal of the scheme at Davis–Monthan Air Force Base on the 26th February 2021.
Image Credit : A-10 Demo Team
Two veterans taking a look at the names on the side of the A-10, all the names are members of the 355th TFW that were KIA / MIA / POW. Image Credit : A-10 Demo Team
Image Credit : A-10 Demo Team
Image Credit : A-10 Demo Team
Copyright : Ryan Dorling
Copyright : Ryan Dorling
My name on the front wheel door. Image Credit : GATOR
