Sale! F-15C Eagle Demo Eagle 71st Fs May 2004-June 2005 HA4570 Scale 1:72

Highly detailed Hobby Master warbird F-15C Eagle Demo Eagle 71st Fs May 2004-June 2005 HA4570 Scale 1:72 Country: USAF Aircraft: F-15C Strike Eagle McDonnell Douglas Item#: HA4570 Scale: 1:72 In 1967 the U.S. became aware of the Soviet MiG-25 Foxbat. This made it necessary to develop a new aircraft to counter the MiG-25. The USAF rejected the USN F-14 Tomcat and issued its own requirements. The solution came in the form of the McDonnell-Douglas (now Boeing) F-15 Eagle. The F-15A made its inaugural flight in July 1972 and in January 1976 the first Eagle entered service. The "E" entered service in 1989. The F-15 was the first dedicated USAF air superiority fighter since the F-86 Sabre. While assigned to the 53rd Fighter Squadron, 36th Fighter Wing F-15C MSN 0936/C328 was credited with shooting down two of three MiG-23s trying to escape Iraq for Iran. On January 27, 1991 Captain Jay “Op” Denney used AIM-9Ms to bring the aircraft down. For more than 20 years the East and West coast Demo Teams flew the F-15 in individual aircraft displays. The pilot and aircraft were normally assigned to this duty for a two-year term. The individual airshow demo has been passed to the newer F-22 Raptor. Role C – Single-seat, all-weather, air-superiority fighter - 483 built D – Dual-seat variant of the C – 92 built E – Dual-seat, all-weather, multi-role strike fighter - 237 built