F-15 Fighter Jet Flight Operations – Pilots Prep And Takeoff For Mission

U.S. Air Force F-15 Strike Eagle pilots and crew members prepare and takeoff for a mission at an undisclosed location in Southeast Asia. The McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle is an American twin-engine, all-weather tactical fighter aircraft designed by McDonnell Douglas (now Boeing) to gain and maintain air supremacy in aerial combat. It is among the most successful modern fighters, with over 100 victories and no losses in aerial combat. The F-15 was originally envisioned as a pure air superiority aircraft. I