I will never forget the sight and sound of an F-15 taking off, rotating, and going immediately vertical when I was waiting for a connecting flight at Lambert Field in StL.
Posted on 10/27/2010 9:38:05 PM PDT by ErnstStavroBlofeld
An-F-15C fighter aircraft credited with two aerial victories over Iraq during Operation Desert Storm will be towed down GA Highway 247 to the Museum of Aviation on Friday, October 29 at approximately 9:00 a.m. The towing will affect 247 traffic for about an hour.
On February 6, 1991, Captain Thomas Dietz shot down two Russian-built MiG 21s over Iraq using AIM-9 missiles. The aircraft was assigned to the 36th Tactical Fighter Wing, Bitburg AB, Germany at the time flying missions from a base in Saudi Arabia. F-15s are credited with downing 37 aircraft during aerial engagements over Iraq during the first three months of 1991.
The F-15 coming to the Museum is the second aircraft at the Museum with two MiG “kills.” The other is an F-4D that downed two MiGs in 1967 during the Vietnam War. The F-15 Mig Killer was recently retired from the Massachusetts Air National Guard and flown into Robins Air Force Base for use as a maintenance trainer.
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A MiG-21 is little more than a flying target for an F-15.
ping!
Hate to see these airplanes disappear without a replacement worthy of them.
The F-35 is a fantastic plane and its a worthy replacement.
I will never forget the sight and sound of an F-15 taking off, rotating, and going immediately vertical when I was waiting for a connecting flight at Lambert Field in StL.
I shot this a few years ago out at Edwards AFB air show. The 15 and the 22 are remarkably similar in proportion, though the innards are quite dissimilar. I think their similarity is a testament to how much they got right when they designed the F15 oh so many decades ago.
My understanding is that the F15 is undefeated in air to air combat. Granted its only been in a small number of engagements with both the US and Israeli Air Force but still that’s impressive.
My understanding is that the F15 is undefeated in air to air combat. Granted its only been in a small number of engagements with both the US and Israeli Air Force but still that’s impressive.
I’ve seen it twice from the roof of the parking garage back in the late 80’s. Awsome site.
Thanks. ;)
*smooch*
Is that a Canadian A-10?
>>Is that a Canadian A-10?
I don’t believe so, though I don’t know how to confirm one way or another. It was flying in formation as part of the air show at Edwards AFB on 10/26/2006. This was actually one of those times when they try to get your attention trained on the flight line and then they have someone sneak up behind you. P51’s just don’t sneak as well as modern jets. :)
An interesting thing to note about that particular A-10 is the fake cockpit painted on the underbelly. The announcer at the show specifically called attention to it and said that it’s done to confuse the enemy as to the aircraft’s orientation.
I also have a photo of the only two seater A-10 in existence, taken that same day. It was on static display, with a plaque identifying it as the only one of its kind.
Precisely why I asked. The Canadian Air Force is the only one I know of that routinely does this.
I went back to my photos and found the same bird on a slow speed pass, gear down. It looks like USAF insignia on the fuselage.
Hey! Thanks!
(I think Robert Scott was on the board.)
Some people think so I suppose.
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