Son Flies Last F-15 Out Of Europe That Father Flew In First

[BlueOvalFitter]

This is a great story.

Father Flew First F-15 Eagles Into Europe, Son Just Flew Them Out

The incredible story of a family history that bookends F-15 Eagle operations in Europe.

www.thedrive.com

 

[wpod]

Amazing quite an honor and I remember an article in Popular science or Mechanics illustrated magazine about shooting at a satellite.

 

[Dodgetracker]

Very cool story.

 

[oldhp]

That's AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[BlueOvalFitter]

Amazing quite an honor and I remember an article in Popular science or Mechanics illustrated magazine about shooting at a satellite.

Yes indeed. Russia knew we weren't playing! I had been in the Army only 23 months when this happened. We were training for Russia, N.Korea, and China. The middle East wasn't even on our radar at the time.

 

[SatinSilver]

Thank you for sharing OP! Never heard of this before.

 

[tom slick]

The father’s career is fantastic on its own, adding this further enhances the family story and legacy of the F-15