McDonnell Douglas Boeing F-15C Eagle Aggressor
by Arthur Eggers
Title
McDonnell Douglas Boeing F-15C Eagle Aggressor
Artist
Arthur Eggers
Medium
Digital Art - Color Print
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The McDonnell Douglas (now Boeing) F-15 Eagle is a twin-engine, all-weather tactical fighter designed by McDonnell Douglas to gain and maintain air superiority in aerial combat. It is considered among the most successful modern fighters, with over 100 aerial combat victories with no losses in dogfights. The single-seat F-15C and two-seat F-15D models entered production in 1978. According to the USAF, its F-15Cs had 34 confirmed kills of Iraqi aircraft during the 1991 Gulf War, mostly by missile fire: five MiG-29 Fulcrums, two MiG-25 Foxbats, eight MiG-23 Floggers, two MiG-21 Fishbeds, two Su-25 Frogfoots, four Su-22 Fitters, one Su-7, six Mirage F1s, one Il-76 cargo plane, one Pilatus PC-9 trainer, and two Mi-8 helicopters. The single-seat F-15C was used for air superiority. The 65th Aggressor Squadron (AGRS) is assigned 24 F-15 aircraft, painted in camouflage schemes identical to those observed on Russian-manufactured Su-27 Flanker fighters and operates in conjunction with the 64th Aggressor Squadron, which performs a similar task using F-16s.The 65th Aggressor Squadron (65th AGRS) is assigned to the 57th Adversary Tactics Group stationed at Nellis AFB, Nevada. The 64th AGRS is assigned 24 F-16C Fighting Falcon aircraft, painted in camouflage schemes identical to those observed on Russian-manufactured aircraft providing Air Combat Maneuvering training to USAF and other aviation forces in conjunction with Red Flag exercises. It operates in conjunction with the 64th AGRS. The Aggressor Squadron program has its origins in the post-Vietnam War Air Force, when in 1975 the benefits of evaluating obtained Foreign Technology aircraft (HAVE DRILL, HAVE PRIVILEGE, HAVE DOUGHNUT, HAVE FERRY) at test ranges in Nevada were applied to operational fighter squadrons, in order to improve the combat flying skills of front-line USAF pilots during the Cold War.
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April 23rd, 2013
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