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The F-15E That Downed a Helo With a Bomb Just Hit 15,000 Flight Hours
One year, eight months, two weeks, two days, 16 hours. That is how much time F-15E tail number #89-0487 has spent in flight since it first entered service in 1989. The 35-year-old fighter jet logged its 15,000th flight hour in May during a combat sortie while deployed to the Middle East, according to a press release published July 9.The milestone is largely a tribute to the maintainers who shepherded the aircraft nearly twice the length of its original service life of about 8,000 flight hours.
F-15E That Downed a Helo in 1991 Just Hit 15,000 Flight Hours
The F-15E Strike Eagle that downed an Iraqi helicopter with a laser-guided bomb in 1991 just surpassed 15,000 flight hours.
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