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brad kaste
March 22nd, 2011, 06:20
http://www.zerohedge.com/article/us-f-15-crashes-over-benghazi-two-crewmen-rescued-libyan-rebels-attention-switches-gaddafis-


....Seems like an apparent mechanical failure of some sort.....
PRB
March 22nd, 2011, 11:09
And the rescue was by V-22 Osprey. Another first...
Allen
March 22nd, 2011, 12:10
And the rescue was by V-22 Osprey. Another first...

At least it can be used Afghanistan, Iraq and now Libya. The same can't be said for a another aircraft...

IBL

Glad the crew is safe.
Naismith
March 22nd, 2011, 15:04
Am I correct in thinking that the USAF has never until now lost an F-15 in a war zone?
TeaSea
March 22nd, 2011, 15:50
I'm not so sure about that Naismith, it depends on what you count as a "loss" since aircraft are damaged in a number of ways....but there's never been an F-15 lost to enemy fire.

The F-15's kill ratio is currently listed as 95:0. That makes it the most effective air superiority fighter ever produced. Incidentally, it was the first air superiority fighter designed for that role for the USAF since the F-86.
deathfromafar
March 22nd, 2011, 16:22
Am I correct in thinking that the USAF has never until now lost an F-15 in a war zone?

There have been F-15's lost to SAM/AAA but not in actual Air to Air engagements. It's the only Fighter in history with a perfect kill ratio. A combination of good design, training, and luck no doubt. Also consider that in 1991, the losses were confined to the E model and as can be expected, any type that flies strike profiles is exposed to a greater degree of danger of AAA & SAM's.
W. Bleddyn
March 22nd, 2011, 20:29
In case anyone cares to see, this is the plane in question F-15E '91-0304/LN' at Dny NATO in Ostrava, Czech Republic approx 6 months ago.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9e/P9184302.jpg
Allen
March 22nd, 2011, 22:50
In case anyone cares to see, this is the plane in question F-15E '91-0304/LN' at Dny NATO in Ostrava, Czech Republic approx 6 months ago.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9e/P9184302.jpg


I saw it on my TV and it did not look that good.
stiz
March 23rd, 2011, 01:05
I saw it on my TV and it did not look that good.

yup .. not a lot left! http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/picturegalleries/worldnews/8397634/Libyan-residents-discover-wreckage-of-US-plane.html
Allen
March 23rd, 2011, 11:06
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Free F-15E. Has some weapons. You hual, I just want it out of my field!

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