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The McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle is an American twin-engine, all-weather fighter aircraft designed by McDonnell Douglas (now part of Boeing).Following reviews of proposals, the United States Air Force (USAF) selected McDonnell Douglas's design in 1969 to meet the service's need for a dedicated air superiority fighter.
The F-15 was piloted by Captain Jeff Hwang. [46] March 24, 1999 - A McDonnell Douglas F-15C Eagle (Serial Number : 86-0169) shot down a Mikoyan MiG-29 aircraft using an AIM-120 AMRAAM missile. The F-15 was piloted by Lieutenant Colonel Cesar Rodriguez. [47]
Fighter aircraft (1,690) F-15 Eagle: United States air superiority: F-15C: 145 145 F-15C total force as of September 2023 (USAF Almanac). [1] 29 F-15C - Active. 116 F-15C - Air National Guard. Trainer aircraft listed separately. F-15E Strike Eagle: United States multirole: 218 218 F-15E total force as of September 2023 (USAF Almanac) [1] F-15EX ...
This is a list of United States Air Force fighter squadrons. It covers units considered to be part of the Combat Air Force (CAF) such as fighter squadrons and serves as a break out of the comprehensive List of United States Air Force squadrons. Units in this list are assigned to nearly every Major Command in the United States Air Force.
United States: Air Force: F-15C 1 Kelk was the first to claim an air-to-air kill of the war by shooting down an Iraqi MiG-29. He is also the first pilot to claim a victory in an American F-15 Eagle. 1st Lt. David Sveden [5] [7] [1] [15] [16] [17] United States: Air Force: F-15C 1 —
PHOTO: U.S. Air Force Gen. James Hecker, U.S. Air Forces in Europe - Air Forces Africa commander, awards Capt. Lacie Hester, 494th Fighter Squadron F-15E weapon systems officer, with the Silver ...
Pilots walking to their F-15 Eagles at Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska. An F-15D operated by NASA flying over the Mojave Desert. NASA currently operates one F-15B #836 as a test bed for a variety of flight research experiments [13] and two F-15D, #884 and #897, for research support and pilot proficiency. [14]
The first was downed by an AIM-120 AMRAAM missile strike from a Royal Netherlands Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter, [5] while the second flown by Yugoslav pilot Major Ilijo Arizanov was engaged and shot down by an F-15 Eagle piloted by Rodriguez. The MiG-29s of the Yugoslav air force were suffering severe problems with their systems ...