U.S. Air Force McDonnell Douglas F-15E Strike Eagle.
Registration: 91-0309.
A U.S. Air Force McDonnell Douglas F-15E Strike Eagle during touch down photographed at RAF Lakenheath.
The McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle is an all-weather tactical fighter. There are several versions, with a crew of one or two.
The F-15 was designed when the US Air Force was looking for a successor to the McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II aircraft. The first test flight of an F-15A took place in July 1972.
This photo was taken on 31 July 2023.
I am Jaap van den Berg and photography has become a great passion of mine since 2010. Since then I travel all over the world to take pictures of military aircrafts. But besides aircraft I also love to photograph other subjects like landscapes, architecture, flowers, animals, .. Read more…