A retired F-15C Eagle was recently trucked from Tyndall AFB, Fla., to a technical training school where it will be used to train government-certified civilian airframe and powerplant technicians. “This is really a win-win,” 325th Maintenance Group chief CMSgt. Gregory Fenger said in a base release. Tyndall loaned the F-15 to the Haney Technical Center in Panama City, Fla., where students will now have “a really high tech piece of machinery that they can use to train,” while the base can “free up valuable space,” added Fenger. Tyndall’s 325th MXG demilitarized the aircraft and removed its wings for the 15-mile road trip down US Route 98, Aug. 30, according to the release. “If Haney comes to a point where they no longer need the jet, then we will take it back and find a new place to put it,” Fenger noted. School instructor Dennis Harper previously crewed the jet—serial number 78-0523—when it was still active at Tyndall, according to the release.
USAF Proves Strike Eagles Can Carry 15 JDAMs
March 2, 2021
The Air Force is testing new ways to use the F-15E Strike Eagle to deliver bombs. The 85th Test and Evaluation Squadron recently flew an F-15E with six Joint Direct Attack Munitions on a single side, potentially expanding the number of the bombs the aircraft can carry to 15. Expanding…