Boeing F-15E Strike Eagle #4 is a piece of digital artwork by Arthur Eggers which was uploaded on December 22nd, 2016.
Boeing F-15E Strike Eagle #4
The 48th Fighter Wing at RAF Lakenheath, England, is the first and only United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) unit to receive the F-15E Strike... more
Title
Boeing F-15E Strike Eagle #4
Artist
Arthur Eggers
Medium
Digital Art - Color Print
Description
The 48th Fighter Wing at RAF Lakenheath, England, is the first and only United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) unit to receive the F-15E Strike Eagle. Both the 492nd Fighter Squadron and the 494th Fighter Squadron operate the F-15E. The unit received its current designation of 494th Fighter Squadron on 30 Nov 1991. It then transitioned to the McDonnell Douglas (now Boeing) F-15E Strike Eagle in 1992. The Boeing F-15E Strike Eagle is an American all-weather multirole strike fighter derived from the McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle. The F-15E was designed in the 1980s for long-range, high speed interdiction without relying on escort or electronic-warfare aircraft. United States Air Force F-15E Strike Eagles can be distinguished from other U.S. Eagle variants by darker aircraft camouflage and conformal fuel tanks mounted along the engine intake ramps. Construction of the first three F-15Es started in July 1985. The first of these, 86-0183, made its maiden flight on 11 December 1986. This aircraft had the full F-15E avionics suite and the redesigned front fuselage, but not the aft fuselage and the common engine bay. The first production F-15E was delivered to the 405th Tactical Training Wing, Luke Air Force Base, Arizona in April 1988. Production continued into the 2000s with 236 produced for the USAF through 2001.
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December 22nd, 2016
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