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McDonnell
Douglas F-15 Eagle in combat:
Israel:
The first
IDF/AF action with Eagles took place on
27 June 1979, since that day the F-15's
of the Israeli Air Force scored 17 air
to air victories.
Saudi
Arabia:
On 5 June
1984, Eagles of No 6 Squadron were
involved in an air battle with Iranian
piloted F-4 Phantoms witch were
threatening Saudi oil fields. Two of the
intruders were shot down by AIM-7
Sparrows. This was the first time (and
the only) that McDonnell Douglas
fighters fought each other. One RSAF
F-15 shot down a pair of Iraqi Dassault
Mirage F-1's during Desert Storm.
Desert
Storm 17 January - 28 February 1991:
The USAF
had five F-15C and two F-15E squadrons
when the (air) war against Iraq began.
Although the F-15E was still not fully
combat-ready, 48 F-15Es flew in the Gulf
War. F-15Es joined other Coalition
aircraft in searching for and attacking
Iraqi "Scud" missile launchers. These
Scud hunt missions were largely
unsuccessful, but the F-15Es attacked
many other Iraqi targets of opportunity.
The F-15C's scored 32 aerial kills, of a
total of 41 victories. Twenty-four of
these kills were achieved with the
Sparrow missile, eight by AIM-9
sidewinders. One F-15E scored an aerial
kill by dropping a laser-guided bomb on
an airborne Iraqi helicopter. No F-15C/D
Eagle fighters were lost during Desert
Shield / Storm, two F-15E Strike Eagles
were lost in action.
Provide
Comfort 1 March 1991 - 1 January 1997
Northern/Southern watch: 1 January 1997
- 1 May 2003:
F-15C's
of the USAF shot down three Iraqi
Su-22's with the AIM-9 and one Pilatus
PC-9 trainer.
On 14
April 1994 there was a tragic 'Friendly
Fire' incident over Northern Iraq, when
a pair of F-15C's shot down two UH-60
Black hawks, killing 26 American and
United Nations personnel.
Deliberate Force: Aug.- Sept. 1994:
F-15C
were in combat air patrols, and never
shot down a Serbian aircraft (all F-16
kills) The F-15E was in air to ground
actions.
Allied
Force: 24 March - 10 June 1999:
On the
first day of Allied Force 24 March 1999,
F-15C's killed four Serbian MiG-29's
with AIM-120 AMRAAM's. One pilot Major
J.Kwhang from the 493rd FS shot-down two
aircraft.
Enduring
Freedom 7 October 2001 - :
F-15E
89-0487 shot-down a Mi-24 Hind
helicopter in Afghanistan.
Iraqi
Freedom 20 March 2003 - April 2003:
USAF
F-15C/D's from Al Jaber AB, Kuwait and
F-15C/D from Prince Sultan AB, Saudi
Arabia flew together with F-15E Strike
Eagles combat-missions in Iraq.
One F-15E (88-1694/SJ) of 333rd FS, 4th
FW from Seymour Johnson AFB, NC was
shot-down near Tikrit in Iraq on 6 April
2003, the pilots were Killed in Action. |
