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This Mcdonnel-Douglas F-15A Eagle was very much still in active military service when the Air Heritage Museum in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, opened its doors in 1986. Somehow, someway, 35 years have passed since then. Enough time for the once-prized fighter to be wholly obsolete.
It might be a bit old, but it's good enough for America's overstretched Air Force.
Still in the grips of a health crisis that doesn’t seem to ease up, the world now has to face a series of challenges that if not handled properly, might end up really turning this place upside down.
Hamas Should Be Scared: Israel's Strike Eagle Fighter is Straight Up Fearsome If Israel purchases more F-15s, it will almost certainly end up flying the platform for the better part of a century. Here's What You Need to Remember: The Strike Eagle’s performance in the Gulf War stirred Israeli interest. The Gulf War had not exactly gone as planned for Tel Aviv, which had been bombarded by Scud missiles launched by Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein. A long-range fighter would be a necessary weapon for deterring or failing that destroying, threats from the east. One of the fighter jets most as...
But what made the F-111 great? Did the United States truly lose any capability by retiring it? Here's What You Need to Remember: The F-111 first was tested in combat in Vietnam during 1968, but issues with the design delayed its full fielding until Operation Linebacker. It would go on to become one of the most survivable bombers of the war due to its ability to penetrate at a low level, with only a 0.015 loss rate. The F-111 Aardvark was the U.S. Air Force’s premier strike aircraft for the majority of the Cold War. It served in practically every conflict from Vietnam forwards, until it wa...