Landing late afternoon following a RF 10-4 sortie

Oregon ANG F-15C departing Nellis off runway 03R for a RF 10-4 mission

Arriving for the final time at Avalon Airshow are the Kadena-based F-15C Eagles. 83-0025 was the first to arrive.

One of four Eagles that arrived from Bitburg at Twenthe AB in the Netherlands for the RNLAF open days.

First flew as TF-15A 71-0291 in 1973. Used by McDonnell Douglas as a demonstrator and test aircraft. Redesignated as an F-15B in 1977. Converted to the F-15E prototype and first flew in 1980. To Saudi Arabia in 2002 and may have been used as a ground trainer. Preserved at the Saudi Air Force Museum, Riyadh as 1315 by 2005.

Photographer: Douglas Slowiak.

Photographer: Thomas Brewer.

Delivered to the USAF in Apr'81, and directly assigned to the 36th Tactical Fighter Wing at Bitburg AB (Germany). It flew with the tigers of the 53rd TFS and the aircraft became faous on 19 January 1991 when it shot down shot down an Iraqi Mirage F1EQ with an AIM-7 Sparrow during the Gulf War. After its USAFE career, the Eagles was transferred to the 33rd FW at Eglin AFB (FL), followed by an Air National Guard assignment with the 123rd FS at Portland (OR). On 16 August 2010, it was moved to Davis Monthan (AZ) 309th AMARG for storage.

Delivered to the USAF in Mar'81, and directly assigned to the 36th Tactical Fighter Wing at Bitburg AB (Germany). It flew there with the 53rd Tactical Fighter Squadron (as pictured) as well as the 22nd TFS. It was transferred to the 32nd TFS at Soesterberg AB in Nov'90, returned to Bitburg in Apr'91 and continued with the 22nd and 53rd. On 30 May 1995, the Eagle crashed just after take-off on the Spangdahlem golf course killing the pilot. Apparently, the crash was caused by a faulty connection which was assembled during maintenance of ailerons and elevators.

Delivered to USAFE on 4 May'81 to the 36th TFW at Bitburg AB (Germany). The Eagle then flew with the 53rd TFS (as pictured), the 22nd TFS, was transferred to Soesterberg AB (Netherlands) to fly with the 32nd TFS, was used with in the Gulf War to shoot down a Iraqi Il-76 with an AIM-7M Sparrow and its 20mm guns on 2 Feb'91, returned to Bitburg to fly with the 525th TFS, 22nd TFS and again the 525th TFS. When Bitburg was closed, the F-15C moved to the 43rd FS and later to the 19th FS from Eielson AFB (AK). It then started to fly with the 33th FW from Eglin AFB (FL). Stored at AMARG since jul'09.