McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle Scrapbook
Photos by Scott Jankowski, Tim Adams, Bob Finch, Shawn Byers, William Ellison, Scott Zeno, Don Linn and Ken Kula
With the draw down of the U. S. Air Force’s compliment of the McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle air superiority fighter, we thought that a big scrapbook of Eagle photos would be timely.
F-15C Eagle 85-0105 taken by Bob Finch early in its career, this jet is credited with a pair of victories during the Gulf War while attached to the “EG” – 33rd Wing based at Eglin AFB, Florida (green stars would be on the other side of the jet).
The Eagle has an enviable air to air victory record of 104 “kills” to zero defeats, according to multiple sources. Variants are many:
Georgia ANG F-15A at Abbotsford, BC
Early F-15 Eagles operated by the U. S. Air Force were the single seat “A” and twin seat “B” version.
A Florida Air National Guard F-15C departs on a training sortie during a Red Flag Alaska mission
The F-15C (single seat) and F-15D (twin seat) came next.
The Strike Eagle has a dedicated Weapons System Officer in the rear seat
The F-15E Strike Eagle is still a frontline attack/bomber variant.
A new Qatar Emiri Air Force F-15QA roars off of the RAF Fairford runway during an Air Tattoo appearance.
Several nations have also ordered and operate the F-15 including South Korea (specialized F-15K), Saudi Arabia (F-15C/D, -S, and new -SA and SR versions), Qatar (F-15QA), and Japan (F-15J and -DJ).
Israel (multiple versions including the F-15I) and Singapore (F-15SG specialized version) also operate versions of the Eagle; each non-U. S. country has their own specialized equipment fitted to their versions.
The newest Eagle on the block is the F-15EX, a multi-role jet which entered service in 2024 with the 142nd Wing of the Oregon Air National Guard. It’s noteworthy that the unit received their first two jets before the active Air Force received any for operational use.
Take a look at our scrapbook and see how many of the variants which we’ve seen:
Spoiler alert: Many photos here in our scrapbook carry markings of Squadrons, Groups and/or Wings that have either traded in their Eagles for other mounts or have been deactivated all together.
