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F15 Eagle. Photo: Military Aircraft.

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F-15C Eagle at sunset.

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This year marks the 50th anniversary since McDonnell Douglas rolled out its iconic first generation of the F-15 eagle. The F-15 was created out of a need to counter the significant threat posed by the USSR’s own extremely capable air superiority fighter, the MiG-25 Foxbat, which could travel at speeds of just over Mach 3.

Since her rollout, the F-15 and her descendants have proved themselves extremely worthy of the title of air superiority fighter, retaining a kill to death ratio of over 104 kills and 0 losses in air to air combat, seeing service in Iraq and Afghanistan, along with the Japanese and Saudi air forces.

The newest generation of Eagle, the Boeing F-15EX, made is debut flight this year and is due to enter service with the United States Air Force in the near future, replacing the older “C” model of the F-15.

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The F15 Eagle turns 50

With deliveries still going on, this week marks 50 years since the first flight of the F15 Eagle.

The F15 with her iconic double tail is still a big part of the backbone of many air forces. Despite the fact that more 5th generation fighters are entering service in the Air Force, there remains a role for the F15 Eagle.

Predictions are that these will continue to fly until 2040, for models like the F15 Eagle EX.

The F15 Eagle, 50 years after her first flight with a long future ahead of her.

We share some of our oldest Eagle's, not the best, but the oldest to match the service years of this iconic aircraft