Tag: F15
The F-15: Its impact on aviation
The F-15 Eagle has been in service with the US Air Force for 47 years. Introduced in 1976, it is still flying in 2019...
The Blue on Blue incident, in which two USAF F-15s shot down two U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk
26 crew members and passengers aboard the two U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopters lost their lives in those few seconds, and the F-15 Eagle's...
The ASM-135A ASAT missile and the F-15 Satellite killer
The first anti-satellite missile launch from an F-15 occurred over the Pacific Ocean on January 21, 1984. No actual target was involved; the ASAT...
When the F-15 Baz Fighters become bombers and performed the longest airstrike
Many people still mistakenly assume that the F-15s used in Operation Wooden Leg were F-15E Strike Eagles, however, the strike package was created by...
The F-15 “Franken Eagle” of the Israeli Air Force
The F-15’s central and rear parts were damaged beyond repair, according to the first accident report
A badly damaged Israeli Air Force (IAF) dual-seater F-15...
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The first US F-15 Eagle kill and the first kill of Operation Desert Storm
The first US F-15 kill and the first kill...
The US Navy test where the F4U outflew and outfought the P-51 in almost every area except range
Corsair Vs Mustang
During World War II, the US Army...
The importance of Integrated Air Defense Systems during Cold War
The unusually ‘large’ air strike run by Tupolev Tu-22M-3...
F-8 Vs F-4: the rivalry between the “Last of the Gunfighters” and the first “All-Weather Interceptor”
F-8 Vs F-4
Specifications for a new carrier-based fighter that...