On 10-07-08, TIM RICHARDSON said to JOHN MASSEY:



BK>>>  I have seen that the Colorado base did have static A-10s, and an
BK>>>  A-10 flight assigned. I have not found out exactly when, but it
BK>>>  was around that time.



TR>The first A-10's were sent to Davis-Monthan in Arizona sometime in the mid
TR>1970's (about 1975 I think).



TR>Sauer time `in' was 1978.



TR>Since Ackley and Klahn seem to want to carry Sauer's part for him in
TR>this... I will do some checking around and see what I can find.



Ok.......I find that Lowry was being considered for closing down in 1978 (the
year Sauer had his Air Force `career').


But the Air Force recommended it remain open. The issue kicked around for a
time, and then the Air Force's recommendation was accepted, and Lowry remained
open.


The training programs were greatly expanded in the 1980's, and Lowry trained
people on several war plane systems, including the A-10 Warthog.


But that was *in the 1980's*! Sauer had been discharged a long time
previously.


I'm going to work on the `discharge *AT* Lowry'.....but issued *FROM* lackland
next. That should be interesting.



TR>Sauer appears to have lost his `voice' for the present.



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