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104 "kills" without a loss
Posted by bdk on Thu Aug 01, 2002 03:24:54 PM
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More Boeing/McDonnell Douglas propaganda...
F-15 turns 30
The F-15 turned 30 years old July 27, with its perfect combat record still intact. The aircraft has a record of 104 "kills" without a loss, including Israeli and Saudi Arabian air force F-15s. "It's just a superb fighting airplane," said Lt. Col. Matt Donovan, 95th Fighter Squadron commander at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., where F-15 pilots are trained. Donovan added that the F-15 is programmed to continue flying through at least 2015. "The aircraft was designed with a life span of approximately 5,000 hours, and many of our aircraft are well over the 5,000-hour mark. But you wouldn't know it based upon how well these jets are flying," said Capt. Dwight Minnick, a 1st Fighter Squadron maintenance officer at Tyndall.