MIG – Killer F-15 Eagle

Keen observers at Exercise Pitch Black 2022 were pleased to be treated to true celebrity in USAF F-15C Eagle 85-0119, one of six examples arriving in flights of three at a time.  It features a star on its starboard side, curiously, one Mig-29 “kill”. 85-0119 is a McDonnell-Douglas F-15C-40-MC Eagle (St Louis-built) – US Air

“What’s In a Patch?”

On June 15th, 2020, a US Air Force, 48th Fighter Wing McDonnell-Douglas F-15C Eagle, serial number 86-0176 belonging to the 493rd Fighter Squadron was lost in the North Sea.  The crash occurred around 9:40 AM local time in the North Sea, off the coast of Flamborough Head, UK. The F-15C involved, callsign “Chosen 4”, was