F-15C Eagle on short final over the Soesterberg Air Base Officers' Club in the Netherlands, 1980s. Now *that* was a dream assignment! #EableBot #F15Eagle #MilAir #SierraHotel
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Not used any more, but a big deal in the F-15 community of the 70s & 80s, the "Eagle Eye": a rifle scope mounted to the side of the HUD, used to get earlier visual IDs on targeted aircraft. #EagleBot #F15Eagle #MilAir #SierraHotel
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Disturbed air. #EagleBot #F15Eagle #SierraHotel
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Severe clear (for Bitburg, that is). #EagleBot #F15Eagle #MilAir #SierraHotel
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Tuck it in, four. #EagleBot #F15Eagle #MilAir #SierraHotel
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Not sure I like the shark teeth. They look great on F-4s, though. #EagleBot #F15Eagle #MilAir #SierraHotel
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Suck that gear!
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I would not say that "most" come from screwups, but a lot of them do. Here's how I got mine: https://pwoodford.net/blog/?p=44
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Of interest: How Military Pilots Get Their Callsigns
https://taskandpurpose.com/news/military-pilots-call-signs/
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There's a new #AirMinded post on my blog, about Vance AFB in Oklahoma, my first Air Force home. https://pwoodford.net/blog/?p=33507
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Tennis, anyone? #F15Eagle #EagleBot #MilAir #SierraHotel
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An F-15EX update, for anyone wondering why only two have been delivered to the USAF: https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/this-is-why-f-15ex-deliveries-have-been-delayed #EagleBot #MilAir #F15Eagle #SierraHotel
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I'm being told the F-15EX Eagle II is actually the Phoenix. Cool if true. https://pwoodford.net/blog/?p=33455 #EagleBot #MilAir #F15Eagle #SierraHotel
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Unnamed airman of the 173rd Fighter Wing Public Affairs office waxes philosophical over the replacement of the F-15 Eagle by the F-35 Lightning II (link: https://www.dvidshub.net/news/446150/shifting-skies-over-klamath-basin). Anyone who could come up with comparing the aged Eagle to Plutarch's Ship of Theseus should at least get a byline! #EagleBot #MilAir #F15Eagle #SierraHotel
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Four simultaneous AIM-7 Sparrow shots on a target drone over the Gulf of Mexico. Missouri ANG F-15s. Photo: "Ammo" Amos. #EagleBot #F15Eagle #MilAir #SierraHotel
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California Air National Guard F-15C Eagles (photo: John M. Dibbs) #EagleBot #F15Eagle #MilAir #SierraHotel
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First production McDonnell-Douglas F-15 Eagle, 1972. #EagleBot #MilAir #F15Eagle #SierraHotel
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F-15C landing at Keflavik, Iceland. This was the only USAF Eagle unit to routinely fly with conformal fuel tanks rather than external tanks. It was always my favorite configuration ... the jet flies beautifully w/CFTs. #EagleBot #F15Eagle #MilAir #SierraHotel
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Langley AFB F-15C Eagle pilots practicing diamond formation. Lead seems to be experiencing an engine problem ... good thing there's two! Photo credit: unknown. #EagleBot #F15Eagle #MilAir #SierraHotel
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From The Drive: F-15EX No Longer Heading To Oregon Training Unit, F-35 Instead: https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/f-15ex-no-longer-heading-to-oregon-training-unit-f-35-instead #EagleBot #F15Eagle #EagleNews #MilAir #SierraHotel
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