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This is a list of losses involving the F-15 including the
F-15 Eagle
The McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle is an American Twinjet, twin-engine, all-weather Air combat manoeuvring#Tactics, tactical fighter aircraft designed by McDonnell Douglas (now part of Boeing). Following reviews of proposals, the United States ...
,
F-15E Strike Eagle
The McDonnell Douglas (now Boeing) F-15E Strike Eagle is an American all-weather multirole strike fighter derived from the McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle. The F-15E was designed in the 1980s for long-range, high-speed interdiction without rely ...
,
Mitsubishi F-15J
The Mitsubishi F-15J/DJ Eagle is a twin-engine, all-weather air superiority fighter based on the McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle in use by the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF). The F-15J was produced under license by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries ...
and other F-15 variants. None have been confirmed as lost by air-to-air combat.
Accidents and losses
United States
As of 8 January 2014, 123 USAF F-15 aircraft had been destroyed in mishaps, with 52 fatalities. This was a lifetime average of 2.93 aircraft destroyed per year, or 1.99 aircraft destroyed per 100,000 flight hours.
1970s
* 14 October 1975:
F-15A-7-MC, ''73-0088'', c/n 0027/A022, of the
555th TFTS, 58th TFTW,
USAF
The United States Air Force (USAF) is the Aerial warfare, air military branch, service branch of the United States Armed Forces, and is one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. Originally created on 1 August 1907, as a part ...
, crashed W of
Minersville, Utah
Minersville is a town in southeastern Beaver County, Utah, United States. The population was 907 at the 2010 census.
History
Minersville was settled in 1859 at the direction of Brigham Young so a lead mine could be operated on the site where ...
, due to electrical smoke/fire from generator failure; pilot ejects safely. This was the first F-15 crash.
[ Davies and Didly 2007, p. 240]
* 28 February 1977: F-15A, ''74-0129'', of the 433rd FWS, 57th FWW, USAF, mid-air collision with an F-5E,
Nellis AFB
Nellis Air Force Base ("Nellis" colloq.) is a United States Air Force installation in southern Nevada. Nellis hosts air combat exercises such as Exercise Red Flag and close air support exercises such as Green Flag-West flown in " Military O ...
,
Nevada
Nevada ( ; ) is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States, Western region of the United States. It is bordered by Oregon to the northwest, Idaho to the northeast, California to the west, Arizona to the southeast, and Utah to the east. N ...
. Pilot ejected and survived.
* 6 December 1977: F-15B, ''75-0085'', of the 433rd FWS, 57th FWW, USAF, crashed Nellis AFB, both crew killed.
* 8 February 1978: F-15A, ''73-0087'', of the 555th TFTS, 58th TFTW, USAF, lost in a ground incident.
* 17 April 1978: F-15A, ''75-0059'', of the 525th TFS, 36th TFW, USAF, crashed into the
North Sea
The North Sea lies between Great Britain, Norway, Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands and Belgium. An epeiric sea, epeiric sea on the European continental shelf, it connects to the Atlantic Ocean through the English Channel in the south and the ...
off
Cromer
Cromer ( ) is a coastal town and civil parish on the north coast of the English county of Norfolk. It is north of Norwich, north-northeast of London and east of Sheringham on the North Sea coastline.
The local government authorities are Nor ...
,
Norfolk
Norfolk () is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in East Anglia in England. It borders Lincolnshire to the north-west, Cambridgeshire to the west and south-west, and Suffolk to the south. Its northern and eastern boundaries are the No ...
,
UK. Pilot lived.
* 15 June 1978: F-15A, ''76-0047'', of the 53rd TFS, 36th TFW, USAF, crashed into the North Sea. Pilot ejected and survived.
* 6 July 1978: F-15A, ''76-0053'', of the 53rd TFS, 36th TFW, USAF, crashed near
Ahlhorn,
West Germany
West Germany is the colloquial term used to indicate the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG; german: Bundesrepublik Deutschland , BRD) between its formation on 23 May 1949 and the German reunification through the accession of East Germany on 3 O ...
. Pilot was killed.
* 1 September 1978: F-15A, ''75-0018'', of the 71st TFS, 1st TFW, USAF, crashed into the
Atlantic Ocean
The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's five oceans, with an area of about . It covers approximately 20% of Earth's surface and about 29% of its water surface area. It is known to separate the " Old World" of Africa, Europe ...
off
Norfolk, VA
Norfolk ( ) is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. Incorporated in 1705, it had a population of 238,005 at the 2020 census, making it the third-most populous city in Virginia after neighboring Virginia Bea ...
.
* 19 December 1978: F-15A, ''75-0063'', of the 525th TFS, 36th TFW, USAF, crashed near
Ahlhorn, West Germany. Pilot ejected and survived.
* 28 December 1978: F-15A, ''75-0064'', of the 22nd TFS, 36th TFW, USAF, crashed near
Daun
Daun is a town in the Vulkaneifel district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is the district seat and also the seat of the ' of Daun.
Geography
Location
The town lies in the , a part of the Eifel known for its volcanic history, geogra ...
, West Germany. Pilot ejected and survived.
* 29 December 1978: F-15A, ''74-0136'', of the 433rd FWS, 57th FWW, USAF, crashed on Nellis AFB.
* 16 February 1979: F-15A, ''77-0107'', of the 9th TFS, 49th TFW, USAF, crashed on Nellis AFB.
* 12 March 1979: F-15A, ''77-0076'', of the 9th TFS, 49th TFW, USAF, crashed near
El Paso, TX
El Paso (; "the pass") is a city in and the seat of El Paso County in the western corner of the U.S. state of Texas. The 2020 population of the city from the U.S. Census Bureau was 678,815, making it the 23rd-largest city in the U.S., the s ...
.
* 25 April 1979: F-15B, ''77-0167'', of
McDonnell Douglas
McDonnell Douglas was a major American aerospace manufacturing corporation and defense contractor, formed by the merger of McDonnell Aircraft and the Douglas Aircraft Company in 1967. Between then and its own merger with Boeing in 1997, it pro ...
, crashed near
Fredericktown, Missouri
Fredericktown is a city in and the county seat of Madison County, Missouri, Madison County, Missouri, United States, in the northeastern foothills of the St. Francois Mountains. The population was 4,429 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census ...
. Test pilot killed.
* 3 June 1979: F-15A, ''76-0035'', of the 53rd TFS, 36th TFW, USAF, crashed on takeoff at
Bitburg Air Base
Bitburg (; french: Bitbourg; lb, Béibreg) is a city in Germany, in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate approximately 25 km (16 mi.) northwest of Trier and 50 km (31 mi.) northeast of Luxembourg city. The American Spangdahlem A ...
, West Germany.
* 13 September 1979: F-15A, ''76-0085'', of the 57th FWW, USAF, crashed on Nellis AFB.
* 3 October 1979: F-15A, ''77-0072'', of the 9th TFS, 49th TFW, USAF, crashed near
NAS Fallon
Naval Air Station Fallon or NAS Fallon is the United States Navy's premier air-to-air and air-to-ground training facility. It is located southeast of the city of Fallon, east of Reno in western Nevada. Since 1996, it has been home to the U.S. Na ...
, NV after colliding with F-15A ''77-0061'' which landed safely.
1980s
* 4 March 1980: F-15A, ''75-0070'', of the 22nd TFS, 36th TFW, USAF, crashed near Baden-Baden, West Germany.
* 6 March 1980: F-15A, ''76-0082'', of the 22nd TFS, 36th TFW, USAF, crashed near
Bitburg Air Base
Bitburg (; french: Bitbourg; lb, Béibreg) is a city in Germany, in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate approximately 25 km (16 mi.) northwest of Trier and 50 km (31 mi.) northeast of Luxembourg city. The American Spangdahlem A ...
, West Germany.
* 10 March 1980: F-15A, ''75-0023'', of the 27th TFS, 1st TW, USAF, burned on flight line, Langley AFB, VA.
* 25 July 1980: F-15A, ''76-0013'', of the 525th TFS, 36th TFW, USAF, crashed near
Spangdahlem
Spangdahlem is a municipality in the district of Bitburg-Prüm, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany. It is part of the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' Speicher. The USAF
The United States Air Force (USAF) is the Aerial warfare, air military bra ...
, West Germany.
* 21 January 1981: F-15B, ''77-0164'', of the 57th FWW, USAF, destroyed in a mid-air collision with an F-5E. Both crew killed as well as F-5E crew.
* 17 February 1981: F-15A, ''76-0065'', of the 555th TFTS, 405th TTW, USAF, crashed into the
Pacific Ocean
The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's five oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic Ocean in the north to the Southern Ocean (or, depending on definition, to Antarctica) in the south, and is bounded by the contin ...
. Pilot ejected but did not survive.
* 23 June 1981: F-15C, ''79-0040'', of the 525th TFS, 36th TFW, USAF, crashed near
Bremen, West Germany.
* 12 September 1981: F-15C-27-MC, ''80-0007'', c/n 0642/C156, of the 22nd TFS, 36th TFW, USAF, crashed while attempting to land during an airshow at
Soesterberg AB Netherlands.
Aircraft had just been delivered to the 36th TFW and had only 9.5 hours on the clock. Pilot did not eject but was safe.
* 2 November 1981: F-15A, ''75-0051'', of the 59th TFS, 33rd TFW, USAF, destroyed in a mid-air collision with F-15 ''76-0048''. Pilot of ''75-0051'' killed, but F-15 ''76-0048'' landed safely.
* 15 December 1981: F-15A, ''73-0106'', of the 461st TFTS, 58th TFTW, USAF, crashed near
Phoenix, Arizona
Phoenix ( ; nv, Hoozdo; es, Fénix or , yuf-x-wal, Banyà:nyuwá) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Arizona, with 1,608,139 residents as of 2020. It is the fifth-most populous city in the United States, and the on ...
.
Pilot died.
* 6 April 1982: F-15C, ''78-0524'', of the 12th TFS, 18th TFW, USAF, crashed into the Pacific Ocean near
Okinawa
is a prefecture of Japan. Okinawa Prefecture is the southernmost and westernmost prefecture of Japan, has a population of 1,457,162 (as of 2 February 2020) and a geographic area of 2,281 km2 (880 sq mi).
Naha is the capital and largest city ...
. Pilot ejected and survived.
[ Davies and Didly 2007, p. 241]
* 22 December 1982: F-15C, ''80-0025'', assigned to the 525th TFS, 36th TFW, USAF, crashed near
Herschbach, West Germany shortly after takeoff from Bitburg AB on a Zulu Alert training sortie. Pilot Capt. Jeff "Wedge" Roether of the 53rd TFS was killed, no ejection was attempted. The accident board found that a recurring cabin pressure problem that caused the pilot to lose consciousness was the cause of the crash.
* 28 December 1982: F-15C, ''78-0481'', of the 67th TFS, 18th TFW, USAF, collided with F-15C ''78-0540'' and crashed in the Pacific Ocean near Okinawa. Pilot ejected and survived.
* 28 December 1982: F-15C, ''78-0540'', of the 67th TFS, 18th TFW, USAF, collided with F-15C ''78-0481'' and crashed in the Pacific Ocean near Okinawa. Pilot was killed.
* 4 January 1983: F-15C, ''80-0036'', of the 94th TFS, 1st TFW, USAF, crashed into the Atlantic Ocean off
North Carolina
North Carolina () is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States. The state is the 28th largest and 9th-most populous of the United States. It is bordered by Virginia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, Georgia and ...
. Pilot ejected and survived.
* 4 February 1983: F-15A, ''76-0081'', of the 59th TFS, 33rd TFW, USAF, crashed into the
Gulf of Mexico
The Gulf of Mexico ( es, Golfo de México) is an ocean basin and a marginal sea of the Atlantic Ocean, largely surrounded by the North American continent. It is bounded on the northeast, north and northwest by the Gulf Coast of the United ...
near
Tyndall AFB
Tyndall Air Force Base is a United States Air Force Base located east of Panama City, Florida. The base was named in honor of World War I pilot 1st Lt. Frank Benjamin Tyndall. The base operating unit and host wing is the 325th Fighter Wing (325 ...
. Pilot ejected and survived.
* 9 May 1983: F-15A, ''77-0094'', of the 7th TFS, 49th TFW, USAF, crashed at
White Sands MR,
New Mexico
)
, population_demonym = New Mexican ( es, Neomexicano, Neomejicano, Nuevo Mexicano)
, seat = Santa Fe
, LargestCity = Albuquerque
, LargestMetro = Tiguex
, OfficialLang = None
, Languages = English, Spanish ( New Mexican), Navajo, Ke ...
. Pilot ejected and survived.
* 1 June 1983: F-15C, ''79-0071'', of the 53rd TFS, 36th TFW, USAF, collided with F-15C ''80-0008'' and crashed near
Kusel, West Germany. Pilot ejected and survived.
* 1 June 1983: F-15C, ''80-0008'', of the 53rd TFS, 36th TFW, USAF, collided with F-15C ''79-0071'' and crashed near Kusel, West Germany. Pilot was killed.
* 10 June 1983: F-15A, ''75-0076'', of the 59th TFS, 33rd TFW, USAF, collided with F-5E ''74-1509''. F-15A pilot ejected and survived. F-5E pilot was killed.
* 9 March 1984: F-15A, ''74-0094'', of the 43rd TFS, 21st TFW, USAF, crashed near
Goose Bay, Alaska.
Pilot ejected and survived.
* 10 April 1984: F-15C, ''79-0044'', of the 525th TFS, 36th TFW, USAF, crashed near Lommersdorf, West Germany.
Pilot ejected and survived.
* 17 August 1984: F-15B, ''74-0139'', of the 43rd TFS, 21st TFW, USAF, crashed into a mountain in low visibility near
Elmendorf AFB
Elmendorf Air Force Base is a United States Air Force (USAF) facility in Anchorage, Alaska. Originally known as Elmendorf Field, it became Elmendorf Air Force Base after World War II.
It is the home of the Headquarters, Alaskan Air Command (AL ...
,
Alaska
Alaska ( ; russian: Аляска, Alyaska; ale, Alax̂sxax̂; ; ems, Alas'kaaq; Yup'ik: ''Alaskaq''; tli, Anáaski) is a state located in the Western United States on the northwest extremity of North America. A semi-exclave of the U.S. ...
.
Crew were both killed.
* 17 August 1984: F-15B, ''75-0087'', of the 1st TFTS, 325th TTW, USAF, collided with F-4E ''68-0535'' and crashed into the Gulf of Mexico.
One dead, two survivors. F-15B pilot survived, no other crew aboard the two seat F-15B.
* 20 March 1985: F-15A, ''74-0120'', of the 43rd TFS, 21st TFW, USAF, crashed into the
Yellow Sea
The Yellow Sea is a marginal sea of the Western Pacific Ocean located between mainland China and the Korean Peninsula, and can be considered the northwestern part of the East China Sea. It is one of four seas named after common colour ter ...
near
Kunsan AB
Kunsan K-8 Air Base is a United States Air Force base located at Gunsan Airport, on the west coast of the South Korean peninsula bordered by the Yellow Sea. It is located in the town of Gunsan (also romanized as Kunsan), about south of Seoul.
...
,
South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korean Peninsula and sharing a land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed by the Yellow Sea, while its eas ...
. Pilot was killed.
* 24 June 1985: F-15A, ''74-0087'', of the 43rd TFS, 21st TFW, USAF, crashed on takeoff in the
Yukon River
The Yukon River ( Gwich'in: ''Ųųg Han'' or ''Yuk Han'', Yup'ik: ''Kuigpak'', Inupiaq: ''Kuukpak'', Deg Xinag: ''Yeqin'', Hän: ''Tth'echù'' or ''Chuu k'onn'', Southern Tutchone: Chu Nìikwän, russian: Юкон, Yukon) is a major watercourse ...
, Alaska. Pilot was killed.
* 9 September 1985: F-15A, ''74-0090'', of the 43rd TFS, 21st TFW, USAF, crashed near Goose Bay, Alaska.
Pilot ejected and survived.
* 16 December 1985: F-15D-37-MC, ''84-0042'', c/n 0909/D050, of the
3246th TW, crashed into the Gulf of Mexico near
Eglin AFB
Eglin Air Force Base is a United States Air Force (USAF) base in the western Florida Panhandle, located about southwest of Valparaiso in Okaloosa County.
The host unit at Eglin is the 96th Test Wing (formerly the 96th Air Base Wing). The 9 ...
,
Florida
Florida is a state located in the Southeastern region of the United States. Florida is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the northwest by Alabama, to the north by Georgia, to the east by the Bahamas and Atlantic Ocean, and to ...
.
Both crew survived.
* 2 January 1986: F-15C, ''80-0037'', of the 57th FIS, USAF, crashed into the Atlantic Ocean near
Iceland
Iceland ( is, Ísland; ) is a Nordic island country in the North Atlantic Ocean and in the Arctic Ocean. Iceland is the most sparsely populated country in Europe. Iceland's capital and largest city is Reykjavík, which (along with its s ...
. Pilot was killed.
* 7 January 1986: F-15C, ''79-0061'', of the 525th TFS, 36th TFW, USAF, crashed after colliding with F-15C ''80-0032'' near Rimschweiler, West Germany.
Pilot ejected and survived.
* 7 January 1986: F-15C, ''80-0032'', of the 525th TFS, 36th TFW, USAF, crashed after colliding with F-15C ''79-0061'' near Rimschweiler, West Germany.
Pilot was killed.
* 15 January 1986: F-15A, ''76-0023'', of the 5th FIS, crashed into the top of a ridge in the
Guadalupe Mountains
The Guadalupe Mountains ( es, Sierra de Guadalupe) are a mountain range located in West Texas and southeastern New Mexico. The range includes the highest summit in Texas, Guadalupe Peak, , and the "signature peak" of West Texas, El Capitan, both ...
, near the White Sands Missile Range.
Pilot was killed.
* 7 March 1986: F-15A, ''76-0055'', of the 426th TFTS, 405th TTW, USAF, crashed after a mid-air collision with F-15 ''76-0074''
near
Luke AFB
Luke Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States., effective 20 December 2007 It is located west of the central business district of Glendale, and west of Phoenix.
Luke AFB is a major trainin ...
. Pilot of one ejected and survived, the other did not eject and was killed.
* 7 March 1986: F-15A, ''76-0074'', of the 426th TFTS, 405th TTW, USAF, crashed after a mid-air collision with F-15 ''76-0055''
near Luke AFB. The pilot of one ejected and survived, the other did not eject and was killed.
* 9 June 1986: F-15A ''78-0472'', of the 67th TFS, 18th TFW, USAF, crashed into the Pacific Ocean near
Kadana AB, Okinawa.
Pilot ejected and survived.
* 12 September 1986: F-15A, ''77-0153'', of the 9th TFS, 49th TFW, USAF, crashed after colliding with F-15A ''77-0083''. Pilot ejected and survived.
The 2nd F-15A landed safely.
* 9 March 1987: F-15A, ''77-0075'', of the 9th TFS, 49th TFW, USAF, crashed near
Holloman AFB
Holloman Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base established in 1942 located six miles (10 km) southwest of the central business district of Alamogordo, and a census-designated place in Otero County, New Mexico, United States. ...
, New Mexico. Pilot was killed.
* 19 May 1987: F-15C, ''78-0495'', of the 44th TFS, 18th TFW, USAF, crashed into the Pacific Ocean near Kadena AB, Okinawa.
Pilot ejected and survived.
* 8 June 1987: F-15C, ''81-0056'', of the 27th TFS, 1st TFW, USAF, crashed 15 miles east of
Farmville, Virginia in
Amelia County, Virginia
Amelia County is a county located just southwest of Richmond in the Commonwealth of Virginia, United States. The county is located in Central Virginia and is included in the Greater Richmond Region. Its county seat is Amelia Court House.
Amel ...
. Pilot was killed.
* 1 October 1987: F-15A, ''75-0027'', of the 1st TFTS, 325th TTW, USAF, crashed in the
Apalachicola National Forest
The Apalachicola National Forest is the largest U.S. National Forest in the state of Florida. It encompasses and is the only national forest located in the Florida Panhandle. The National Forest provides water and land-based outdoors activities ...
, Florida. Pilot ejected and survived.
* 24 November 1987: F-15A, ''75-0056'', of the 128th TFS, 116th TFW,
Georgia ANG, crashed near
Wadley, Georgia
Wadley is a city in Jefferson County, Georgia, United States. The population was 2,061 at the 2010 census.
History
The community was named for William Morill Wadley, a railroad official.
The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Wadley as a town ...
, after a mid-air collision with F-16B ''79-0419''. F-15A pilot ejected and survived.
Stock car racer
Bill Elliott was in the rear seat of the two seat F-16B, which recovered following the collision and landed safely.
* 8 November 1988: F-15C, ''80-0017'', of the 21st TFW, crashed in low visibility into Barometer Mountain near
Kodiak, Alaska
Kodiak ( Alutiiq: , russian: Кадьяк), formerly Paul's Harbor, is the main city and one of seven communities on Kodiak Island in Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska. All commercial transportation between the island's communities and the outside ...
.
The pilot was killed.
* 1 May 1989: F-15B, ''76-0138'', c/n 0295/B040, of the 95th TFTS, crashed into the Gulf of Mexico near Tyndall AFB.
The pilot was killed and apparently did not eject.
* 18 May 1989: F-15A, ''76-0056'', of the 2nd TFTS, 325th TFTW hit a support wire holding up a microwave relay tower near
Frink, Florida Frink is an unincorporated community in Calhoun County, Florida, United States
The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country Continental United States, primarily loc ...
. The pilot successfully recovered the stricken aircraft, albeit with extensive damage.
* 8 July 1989: F-15C, ''85-0109'', of the 58th TFS, 33rd TFW, crashed near
Lamison, Alabama. Pilot ejected and survived.
* 10 August 1989: F-15A, ''77-0101'', of the 49th TFW, Holloman AFB, crashed at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico. Pilot ejected and survived.
* 6 November 1989: F-15C, ''84-0029'', crashed near Las Vegas, Nevada. Pilot ejected and survived.
* 28 December 1989: F-15C, ''86-0153'', of the 53rd TFS, crashed into the Gulf of Mexico near
Apalachicola, Florida
Apalachicola ( ) is a city and the county seat of Franklin County, Florida, United States, on the shore of Apalachicola Bay, an inlet of the Gulf of Mexico. The population was 2,231 at the 2010 census.
History
The Apalachicola people, after ...
. Pilot was killed.
1990s
* 16 January 1990: F-15D, ''80-0059'', of the 21st TFW, crashed into
Mount Susitna
Mount Susitna, also known as ''Sleeping Lady'', ( Dena'ina: ''Dghelishla'') is a mountain in the U.S. state of Alaska. It is located on the west bank of the lower Susitna River, about northwest of Anchorage, Alaska. The mountain is a prominent ...
, Alaska in reduced visibility. Pilot was killed, no others aboard the 2-seat aircraft.
* 24 January 1990: F-15C, ''78-0534'', of the 18th TFW, crashed in the
South China Sea
The South China Sea is a marginal sea of the Western Pacific Ocean. It is bounded in the north by the shores of South China (hence the name), in the west by the Indochinese Peninsula, in the east by the islands of Taiwan and northwestern Phi ...
near
Clark AFB
Clark Air Base is a Philippine Air Force base on Luzon Island in the Philippines, located west of Angeles City, about northwest of Metro Manila. Clark Air Base was previously a United States military facility, operated by the U.S. Air Forc ...
,
Philippines
The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no),
* bik, Republika kan Filipinas
* ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas
* cbk, República de Filipinas
* hil, Republ ...
, after colliding with F-15C, ''78-0520'', which landed safely. Pilot was missing, presumed dead.
* 15 March 1990: F-15A, ''76-0069'', of the 426th TFTS, crashed near
Wenden, Arizona
Wenden is an unincorporated community in La Paz County, Arizona, United States. The population was 728 at the 2010 census, up from 556 in 2000. For statistical purposes the United States Census Bureau has designated Wenden as a census-designated ...
.
* 25 April 1990: F-15C, ''81-0049'', of the 32nd TFS, crashed in the
North Sea
The North Sea lies between Great Britain, Norway, Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands and Belgium. An epeiric sea, epeiric sea on the European continental shelf, it connects to the Atlantic Ocean through the English Channel in the south and the ...
off
Spurn
Spurn is a narrow sand tidal island located off the tip of the coast of the East Riding of Yorkshire, England that reaches into the North Sea and forms the north bank of the mouth of the Humber Estuary. It was a spit with a semi-permanent con ...
Head,
East Riding of Yorkshire
The East Riding of Yorkshire, or simply East Riding or East Yorkshire, is a ceremonial county and unitary authority area in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England. It borders North Yorkshire to the north and west, South Yorkshire to t ...
, UK. Pilot ejected and survived.
* 30 September 1990: F-15E, ''87-0203'', of the 336th TFS, crashed near
Thumrait
Thumrait ( ar, ثمريت) is a small town and wilayat (province) of the Dhofar Governorate in southern Oman. In ancient times Thumrait was an important point on the Arabian peninsula's caravan routes. Frankincense trees, an important crop, used ...
,
Oman
Oman ( ; ar, عُمَان ' ), officially the Sultanate of Oman ( ar, سلْطنةُ عُمان ), is an Arabian country located in southwestern Asia. It is situated on the southeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula, and spans the mouth of ...
. Both crew were killed.
* 24 October 1990: F-15C, ''79-0067'', of the 525th TFS, crashed into the
Mediterranean Sea
The Mediterranean Sea is a sea connected to the Atlantic Ocean, surrounded by the Mediterranean Basin and almost completely enclosed by land: on the north by Western and Southern Europe and Anatolia, on the south by North Africa, and on the ...
off
Decimomannu Air Base,
Sardinia
Sardinia ( ; it, Sardegna, label=Italian, Corsican and Tabarchino ; sc, Sardigna , sdc, Sardhigna; french: Sardaigne; sdn, Saldigna; ca, Sardenya, label=Algherese and Catalan) is the second-largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, after ...
, Italy. Pilot ejected and survived.
* 17/18 January 1991: F-15E-46-MC, ''88‑1689'', c/n 1098/E073, of the 335th FS, 4th TFW, USAF, was shot down by anti-aircraft artillery on the first day of
Operation Desert Storm
Operation or Operations may refer to:
Arts, entertainment and media
* ''Operation'' (game), a battery-operated board game that challenges dexterity
* Operation (music), a term used in musical set theory
* ''Operations'' (magazine), Multi-Ma ...
.
* 19/20 January 1991: F-15E-46-MC, ''88‑1692'', c/n 1101/E076, of the 336th FS, 4th TFW, USAF, was shot down by an
Iraqi SA-2E missile during Operation Desert Storm. Both crew members ejected and were POWs.
* 27 March 1991: F-15C, ''78-0526'', of the 12th TFS, 18th TFW, crashed near Osan Air Base
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, South Korea. Pilot ejected and survived.
* 16 September 1991: F-15E-43-MC, ''87-0172'', c/n 1037/E012, of the 461st TFS, 405th TTW, crashed 42 nautical miles south-south-west of Gila Bend, AZ. Both crew members survived.
* 15 January 1992: F-15A, ''75-0071'', of the 128th TFS, 116th TFW, Georgia ANG, crashed in eastern Tennessee after colliding with F-15A ''75-0075''. Pilot ejected and survived. ''75-0075'' landed at McGhee Tyson Airport
McGhee Tyson Airport is a public/military airport 12 miles south of Knoxville,. Federal Aviation Administration. effective November 15, 2012. in Alcoa, Blount County, Tennessee, United States. It is named for United States Navy pilot Charles Mc ...
, near Knoxville
Knoxville is a city in and the county seat of Knox County in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of the 2020 United States census, Knoxville's population was 190,740, making it the largest city in the East Tennessee Grand Division and the state' ...
, TN.
* 21 January 1992: F-15C, ''81-0052'', of the 57th FW, crashed at Nellis AFB, Nevada. Pilot ejected and survived.
* 22 April 1992: F-15C, ''80-0023'', of the 22nd TFS, 36th TFW, crashed near Dinkelsbühl
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, West Germany. Pilot was killed.
* 13 July 1992: F-15C, ''85-0116'', of the 60th TFS, Eglin AFB, crashed in the Gulf of Mexico. The pilot ejected and survived.
* 10 August 1992: F-15E, ''89-0479'', of the 57th FWW, crashed in Nevada. Both crew killed.
* 30 November 1992: F-15C, ''82-0021'', of the 71st FS, 1st FW, crashed near Dhahran
Dhahran ( ar, الظهران, ''Al-Dhahran'') is a city located in the Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia. With a total population of 240,742 as of 2021, it is a major administrative center for the Saudi oil industry. Together with the nearby citi ...
, Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia, officially the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), is a country in Western Asia. It covers the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and has a land area of about , making it the fifth-largest country in Asia, the second-largest in the A ...
. Pilot ejected and survived.
* 15 March 1993: F-15C, ''79-0027'', c/n 0560/C096, of the 95th FS, crashed into the Gulf of Mexico south of Tyndall AFB, Florida. Pilot ejected and survived.
* 12 June 1993: F-15A, ''77-0117'', of the 122nd FS, Louisiana ANG
The Louisiana Air National Guard (LA ANG) is the aerial militia of the U.S. state of Louisiana. It is, along with the Louisiana Army National Guard, an element of the Louisiana National Guard.
As state militia units, the units in the Louisiana ...
, crashed near NAS New Orleans
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, Louisiana
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. Pilot ejected and survived.
* 17 December 1993: F-15A, ''75-0054'', of the 122nd FS, 159th FG, Louisiana ANG, crashed into the Atlantic Ocean off Brunswick, Georgia after colliding with F-16A ''82-0927''. F-16A pilot was killed, F-15A pilot ejected and survived.
* 4 April 1994: F-15C, ''78-0497'', of the 44th FS, crashed on takeoff from Kadena AB, Okinawa. Pilot ejected and survived.
* 5 May 1994: F-15C, ''79-0058'', of the 1st FS, 325th FS, crashed into the Gulf of Mexico while based out of Tyndall AFB. Pilot ejected at and survived with serious injuries.
* 6 May 1994: F-15C, ''78-0530'', of the 67th FS, crashed in the Yellow Sea, off Boryeong
Boryeong (), commonly known as Daecheon, is a city in South Chungcheong Province, South Korea. It is located on the coast of the Yellow Sea. It lies on the Janghang Line railroad, which connects it to Seoul via the Gyeongbu Line. It is also conne ...
, South Korea, after colliding with F-16C ''87-0274''. F-16C pilot ejected and survived, F-15C pilot was missing and presumed dead.
* 18 April 1995: F-15E-48-MC, ''89-0504'', c/n 1151/E126, of the 336th FS, 4th FW, USAF, lost during a training flight off the coast of North Carolina. The WSO, Capt Dennis White was killed during the supersonic ejection; the pilot, Capt Brian Udell survived one of the fastest known ejections in history at over and about above the ocean.
* 30 May 1995: F-15C-26-MC, ''79‑0068'', c/n 0616/C137, of the 53rd FS, 52nd FW, USAF, Major Donald "Zane" Lowry was killed when his F-15C crashed at Spangdahlem AB in Germany
Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...
. Investigation showed that during routine maintenance, mechanics had crossed and mis-connected the control rods. Two mechanics were charged with negligent homicide. One took his own life during his military trial. Charges against the other mechanic were dropped.
* 3 August 1995: F-15C, ''78-0537'', of the 67th FS, crashed in the Yukon–Charley Rivers National Preserve
Yukon–Charley Rivers National Preserve is a United States national preserve located in east central Alaska along the border with Canada. Managed by the National Park Service, the preserve encompasses 130 miles (208 km) of the 1,800-mile (3 ...
, Alaska. Pilot ejected and survived.
* 18 October 1995: F-15C, ''78-0529'', of the 44th FS, crashed in the Pacific Ocean south of Kadena AB, Okinawa. Pilot ejected and survived.
* 21 March 1996: F-15C, ''82-0023'', 27th FS, 1st FW, crashed on takeoff at Nellis AFB during Exercise Green Flag. Pilot ejected and survived.
* 27 August 1996: F-15C, ''86-0150'', 390th FS, crashed south west of Mountain Home AFB
Mountain Home Air Force Base is a United States Air Force (USAF) installation in the western United States. Located in southwestern Idaho in Elmore County, the base is southwest of Mountain Home, which is southeast of Boise via Interstate ...
, Idaho. Bearing 5 failure resulting in #2 engine catastrophic failure which liberated the turbine disc cutting #1 engine in half. Pilot ejected and survived.
* 10 January 1997: F-15C, ''85-0099'', of the 58th FS, 33rd FW, destroyed by fire at Eglin AFB, pilot escaped.[ Davies and Didly 2007, p. 243]
* 11 July 1997: F-15E, ''89-0491'', of the 334th FS, crashed into the Alligator River in North Carolina. Crew both ejected and survived.
* 24 November 1997: F-15C, ''83-0033'', of the 94th FS, 1st FW, USAF, crashed in the Atlantic Ocean off Virginia. Pilot ejected and survived.
* 5 June 1998: F-15A, ''77-0120'', of the 122nd FS, 159th FW, USAF, crashed on takeoff beyond the runway end at NAS New Orleans, Louisiana. Pilot ejected and survived.
* 21 October 1998: F-15E-48-MC, ''89-0497'', c/n 1144/E119, of the 391st FS, 366th FW, USAF, at Mountain Home, ID, was lost on a night terrain-following training sortie. Both crewmembers were killed: pilot Lt Col William "Willy" aka "Skunk" Morel and WSO, Capt Jeff "Flounder" Fahnlander.
* 28 January 1999: F-15C, ''82-0020'', of the 85th TES, 53rd WG, USAF, crashed into the Gulf of Mexico near Eglin AFB after colliding with F-15C ''84-0011''. Pilot ejected and survived.
* 28 January 1999: F-15C, ''84-0011'', of the 85th TES, 53rd WG, USAF, crashed into the Gulf of Mexico near Eglin AFB after colliding with F-15C ''82-0020''. Pilot ejected and survived.
* 15 or 19 June 1999: F-15C, ''82-0008'', of the 422nd TES, 57th FWW, USAF, crashed at Nellis AFB after colliding with F-15D ''79-0013''. Pilot ejected and survived.
* 15 or 19 June 1999: F-15D, ''79-0013'', of the 445 FLTS, 412th TW, USAF, crashed at Nellis AFB after colliding with F-15C ''82-0008''. Pilot ejected and survived, apparently only one crewmember on board the two seat F-15D.
* 19 August 1999: F-15A, ''76-0117'', of the 110th FS, 131st FW, MO ANG, crashed near Lindbergh, Missouri after colliding with F-15A ''76-0118''. Pilot ejected and survived, the other F-15A landed safely at St. Louis-Lambert.
2000s
* 3 August 2000: F-15C, ''86-0173'', of the 493d FS, 48th FW, crashed at Nellis AFB near Rachel, Nevada
Rachel is a census-designated place (CDP) in Lincoln County, Nevada, United States. As of the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census, it had a population of 48. As the closest settlement to the Nellis Air Force Range and Area 51, Rachel enjoys a m ...
. Pilot ejected and survived.
* 12 September 2000: F-15E, ''96-0203'', of the 492d FS, 48th FW, crashed and caught fire after a right main landing gear rotation link failed causing the tire blow on landing at RAF Lakenheath
Royal Air Force Lakenheath or RAF Lakenheath is a Royal Air Force station near the village of Lakenheath in Suffolk, England, UK, north-east of Mildenhall and west of Thetford. The base also sits close to Brandon.
Despite being an RAF sta ...
. Crew injured, but survived without ejecting. F-15E written off.
* 26 March 2001: F-15C-42-MC, ''86-0169'', c/n 1018/C397, of the 493d FS, 48th FW, USAF, two US Air Force F-15Cs crashed near the summit of Ben Macdui
Ben Macdui ( gd, Beinn MacDuibh, meaning "MacDuff's mountain") is the second-highest mountain in Scotland and all of the British Isles, after Ben Nevis, and the highest of the Cairngorm Mountains. The summit is above sea level and it is cla ...
in the Cairngorms
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during a low flying training exercise over the Scottish Highlands
The Highlands ( sco, the Hielands; gd, a’ Ghàidhealtachd , 'the place of the Gaels') is a historical region of Scotland. Culturally, the Highlands and the Lowlands diverged from the Late Middle Ages into the modern period, when Lowland S ...
with low visibility. Lieutenant Colonel Kenneth John Hyvonen died in the accident as did Captain Kirk Jones in the second F-15. USAF investigators cited a breakdown in terrain avoidance responsibilities between the pilots and ground controllers. In 2003, an RAF air traffic controller was found not guilty during a court martial. In 2006, the RAF Board of Inquiry stated that the pilots were partly responsible for accepting a clearly unsafe air traffic control instruction.
* 26 March 2001: F-15C-42-MC, ''86-0180'', c/n 1033/C408, of the 493d FS, 48th FW, USAF, in formation with ''86-0169'' above, crashed near the summit of Ben Macdui
Ben Macdui ( gd, Beinn MacDuibh, meaning "MacDuff's mountain") is the second-highest mountain in Scotland and all of the British Isles, after Ben Nevis, and the highest of the Cairngorm Mountains. The summit is above sea level and it is cla ...
in the Cairngorms. Captain Kirk Jones died in the accident.
* 30 April 2002: F-15C-27-MC, ''80-0022'', c/n 0665/C171, of the 46th Test Wing
The 46th Test Wing is an inactive wing of the United States Air Force last based at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. The wing's 46th Test Group was a tenant unit at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico.
The wing's history dates from 1941, when the ...
, based at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, crashed in the Gulf of Mexico
The Gulf of Mexico ( es, Golfo de México) is an ocean basin and a marginal sea of the Atlantic Ocean, largely surrounded by the North American continent. It is bounded on the northeast, north and northwest by the Gulf Coast of the United ...
approximately 60 miles south of Panama City, Florida
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, killing test pilot Maj. James A. Duricy, assigned to the 40th Test Squadron, 46th Test Wing
The 46th Test Wing is an inactive wing of the United States Air Force last based at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. The wing's 46th Test Group was a tenant unit at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico.
The wing's history dates from 1941, when the ...
. An Accident Investigation Board determined that the crash was caused by the structural failure of the honeycomb material supporting the leading edge of the port vertical stabilizer during a high-speed test dive. A section of the leading edge, approximately 6 × 3 feet, broke away.
* 21 August 2002: F-15C, ''78-0541'', of the 18th FW, crashed into the Pacific Ocean near Kadena AB, Okinawa. Pilot ejected and survived.
* 17 March 2003: F-15C, ''80-0030'', of the 422d TES, 53d WG, crashed after colliding with F-15C ''83-0040''. Pilot ejected and survived, the second F-15C landed safely at Nellis AFB.
* 7 April 2003: F-15E-46-MC, ''88-1694'', c/n 1103/E078, of the 335th FS, 4th FW, USAF, crashed during a combat bombing mission near Tikrit, Iraq
Tikrit ( ar, تِكْرِيت ''Tikrīt'' , Syriac: ܬܲܓܪܝܼܬܼ ''Tagrīṯ'') is a city in Iraq, located northwest of Baghdad and southeast of Mosul on the Tigris River. It is the administrative center of the Saladin Governorate. , it had ...
during the U.S. invasion of Iraq. Both the pilot, Capt. Eric Das of Amarillo, Texas
Amarillo ( ; Spanish for "yellow") is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the seat of Potter County. It is the 14th-most populous city in Texas and the largest city in the Texas Panhandle. A portion of the city extends into Randall County ...
and Weapon Systems Officer (WSO), Major William R. Watkins III of South Boston, VA
South Boston, formerly Boyd's Ferry, is a town in Halifax County, Virginia, United States. The population was 8,142 at the 2010 census, down from 8,491 at the 2000 census. It is the most populous town in Halifax County.
History
On December ...
were killed. From the investigation of the crash site neither man tried to eject, and the aircraft was destroyed in the crash.
* 4 June 2003: F-15E-43-MC, ''87-0186'', c/n 1051/E026, of the 334th FS, 4th FW, USAF, crashed in an unpopulated wooded area of Johnston County near Four Oaks, North Carolina. The mishap crew ejected and sustained only minor injuries. The crash was due to a malfunction of the right stabilator which caused the aircraft to go into an unrecoverable spin.
* 6 May 2004: F-15E-46-MC, ''88-1701'', c/n 1110/E085, of the 335th FS, 4th FW, USAF, out of Seymour Johnson AFB
Seymour Johnson Air Force Base is a United States Air Force (USAF) base located in Goldsboro, North Carolina. The base is named for U.S. Navy Lt. Seymour A. Johnson, a test pilot from Goldsboro who died in an airplane crash near Norbeck, Marylan ...
crashed near a rural area outside of Roanoke, VA
Roanoke ( ) is an independent city in the U.S. state of Virginia. At the 2020 census, the population was 100,011, making it the 8th most populous city in the Commonwealth of Virginia and the largest city in Virginia west of Richmond. It is lo ...
during a low-level training mission. The two pilots parachuted to safety and reported only minor injuries.
* 21 May 2004: F-15C, ''81-0027'', of the 325th FW, crashed along the shore of St. George Island in the Gulf of Mexico after pilot accidentally pulled the ejection handle. Pilot survived.
* 18 June 2004: F-15C, ''79-0054'', of the 57th WG, crashed near Nellis AFB, Nevada. Pilot ejected and survived.
* 25 March 2005: F-15C, ''80-0052'', of the 53d WG, crashed at Nellis AFB. Pilot ejected and survived.
* 17 January 2006: F-15, ''78-0498'', of the 44th FS, 18th FW, USAF, crashed into the Pacific Ocean near Kadena AB, Okinawa. Pilot ejected and survived.
* 30 May 2007: F-15D, ''78-0571'', of the 131st FW, Missouri ANG
The Missouri National Guard (MONG), commonly known as the Missouri Guard, is a component of the Army National Guard and Missouri State Department of the National Guard. It is composed of Army and Air National Guard units. The Department office is ...
, crashed 8 miles south of Vincennes, Indiana
Vincennes is a city in and the county seat of Knox County, Indiana, United States. It is located on the lower Wabash River in the southwestern part of the state, nearly halfway between Evansville and Terre Haute. Founded in 1732 by French fur ...
. Pilot ejected and survived, no second crewmember aboard.
* 11 June 2007: F-15C, ''83-0017'', of the 71st FS, 1st FW, crashed west of Eielson AFB
Eielson Air Force Base is a United States Air Force (USAF) base located approximately 26 miles (42 km) southeast of Fairbanks, Alaska and just southeast of Moose Creek, Alaska. It was established in 1943 as Mile 26 Satellite Field and redes ...
, Alaska after colliding with F-16C ''86-0269'' during Red Flag exercise. Pilot ejected and survived. The F-16C was damaged but landed safely.
* 26 June 2007: F-15A, ''75-0040'' of the 123d FS, 142d FW, Oregon ANG, crashed into the Pacific Ocean west of Arch Cape, Oregon
Arch Cape is an unincorporated community in Clatsop County, Oregon, United States. Named for the natural arch in the coastal rocks and the headland (cape) that extends into the Pacific Ocean, it is located along the Pacific coast, approximately f ...
. Pilot was killed and apparently did not eject.
* 2 November 2007: F-15C-28-MC, ''80-0034'', c/n 0687/C183, of the 131st Fighter Wing, Missouri Air National Guard
The Missouri Air National Guard (MO ANG) is the aerial militia of the State of Missouri, United States of America. It is, along with the Missouri Army National Guard, an element of the Missouri National Guard.
As state militia units, the units i ...
) crashed during air combat maneuvering training near St. Louis, Missouri
St. Louis () is the second-largest city in Missouri, United States. It sits near the confluence of the Mississippi and the Missouri Rivers. In 2020, the city proper had a population of 301,578, while the bi-state metropolitan area, which e ...
. The pilot, Maj. Stephen W. Stilwell, ejected but suffered serious injuries. The crash was the result of an in-flight breakup due to structural failure. On 3 November 2007, all non-mission critical models of the F-15 were grounded pending the outcome of the crash investigation, and on the following day, grounded non-mission critical F-15s engaged in combat missions in the Middle East. By 13 November 2007 over 1,100 were grounded worldwide after Israel, Japan and Saudi Arabia grounded their aircraft as well. F-15Es were cleared on 15 November 2007 pending aircraft passing inspections. On 8 January 2008, the USAF cleared 60 percent of the F-15A-D fleet for return to flight.["Air Combat Command clears selected F-15s for flight"](_blank)
Air Force, 9 January 2008. On 10 January 2008, the accident review board released its report stating the 2 November crash was related to the longeron not meeting drawing specifications.["F-15 Eagle accident report released"](_blank)
US Air Force, 10 January 2008. Retrieved 26 January 2008. The Air Force cleared all its grounded F-15A-D fighters for flight on 15 February 2008 pending inspections, reviews and any needed repairs.["ACC issues latest release from stand down for F-15s"](_blank)
. Air Force, 15 February 2008. In March 2008, Stilwell, the injured pilot, filed a lawsuit against Boeing, the F-15's manufacturer.
* 1 February 2008: F-15D, ''78-0562'', of the 154th Wing, Hawaii ANG, crashed in the Pacific Ocean near Hickam AFB, Hawaii. Pilot ejected and survived.
* 20 February 2008: F-15C-26-MC, ''79-0075'', c/n 0624/C144, of the 58th FS, 33d FW, USAF, Eglin AFB
Eglin Air Force Base is a United States Air Force (USAF) base in the western Florida Panhandle, located about southwest of Valparaiso in Okaloosa County.
The host unit at Eglin is the 96th Test Wing (formerly the 96th Air Base Wing). The 9 ...
, Florida, one of two F-15C Eagles that collided over the Gulf of Mexico
The Gulf of Mexico ( es, Golfo de México) is an ocean basin and a marginal sea of the Atlantic Ocean, largely surrounded by the North American continent. It is bounded on the northeast, north and northwest by the Gulf Coast of the United ...
approximately 50 miles south of Tyndall AFB
Tyndall Air Force Base is a United States Air Force Base located east of Panama City, Florida. The base was named in honor of World War I pilot 1st Lt. Frank Benjamin Tyndall. The base operating unit and host wing is the 325th Fighter Wing (325 ...
, Florida, killing 1st Lt. Ali Jivanjee. Capt. Tucker Hamilton ejected from the other fighter and survived. Both pilots ejected and one was rescued from the Gulf by the fishing boat Niña, owned by Bart Niquet of Lynn Haven, Florida
Lynn Haven is a city in Bay County, Florida, United States, north of Panama City. The population was 18,493 at the 2010 census. Like many communities in Bay County, the city was severely damaged by Category 5 Hurricane Michael on October 10, 2018. ...
, which was guided to the pilot by an HC-144A Ocean Sentry aircraft. A 1st SOW AC-130
The Lockheed AC-130 gunship is a heavily armed, long-endurance, ground-attack variant of the C-130 Hercules transport, fixed-wing aircraft. It carries a wide array of ground-attack weapons that are integrated with sophisticated sensors, naviga ...
H and an MV-22 Osprey
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were also diverted to the scene to help search as were five Coast Guard
A coast guard or coastguard is a maritime security organization of a particular country. The term embraces wide range of responsibilities in different countries, from being a heavily armed military force with customs and security duties to ...
aircraft and two vessels. An HH-60J Jayhawk
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from Coast Guard Aviation Training Center, Mobile, Alabama lifted the pilot from the fishing boat and evacuated him to the Eglin Hospital. The second pilot was rescued from the Gulf by an HH-60J Jayhawk
The Sikorsky MH-60T Jayhawk is a multi-mission, twin-engine, medium-range helicopter operated by the United States Coast Guard for search and rescue, law enforcement, military readiness and marine environmental protection missions. It was ori ...
from CGAS Clearwater
United States Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater (CGAS Clearwater) is the United States Coast Guard's largest air station. It is located at the St. Petersburg-Clearwater International Airport in Clearwater, Florida and is home to nearly 700 USCG ...
and also taken to the Eglin Hospital. One pilot subsequently died several hours later from his injuries. An accident investigation released 25 August 2008 found that the accident was the result of pilot error and not mechanical failure. Both pilots failed to clear their flight paths and anticipate their impending high-aspect, midair impact, according to Brig. Gen. Joseph Reynes, Jr., Air Combat Command's inspector general who led the investigation.
* 20 February 2008: F-15C-32-MC, ''81-0043'', c/n 0793/C226, of the 58th FS, 33d FW, USAF, Eglin AFB
Eglin Air Force Base is a United States Air Force (USAF) base in the western Florida Panhandle, located about southwest of Valparaiso in Okaloosa County.
The host unit at Eglin is the 96th Test Wing (formerly the 96th Air Base Wing). The 9 ...
, Florida, one of two F-15C Eagles that collided over the Gulf of Mexico
The Gulf of Mexico ( es, Golfo de México) is an ocean basin and a marginal sea of the Atlantic Ocean, largely surrounded by the North American continent. It is bounded on the northeast, north and northwest by the Gulf Coast of the United ...
as above.
* 30 July 2008: F-15D-39-MC, ''85-0131'', c/n 0957/D057, of the 65th Aggressor Squadron
The 65th Aggressor Squadron is a United States Air Force unit currently operating the F-35A Lightning II. It is assigned to the 57th Operations Group at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada.
Overview
The 65th Aggressor Squadron currently flies the F- ...
, 57th ATG, at Nellis Air Force Base, departed controlled flight and entered into a spin while executing a planned maneuver during exercise Red Flag 08–3. The aircraft was destroyed after impacting the ground 20 miles northwest of Rachel, Nevada
Rachel is a census-designated place (CDP) in Lincoln County, Nevada, United States. As of the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census, it had a population of 48. As the closest settlement to the Nellis Air Force Range and Area 51, Rachel enjoys a m ...
in an uninhabited area on the Nevada Test and Training Range
The Nevada Test and Training Range (NTTR) is one of two military training areas at the Nellis Air Force Base Complex in Nevada and used by the United States Air Force Warfare Center at Nellis Air Force Base. The NTTR land area includes a "sim ...
(NTTR) belonging to the Bureau of Land Management. Both aircrew ejected. The back seat observer pilot sustained minor injuries and was rescued; the front seat pilot hit the ground before his parachute fully deployed and died upon ground impact. There were no civilian casualties or additional damage.
* 18 July 2009: F-15E-49-MC, ''90-0231'', c/n 1160/E133, of the 336th FS, 4th FW, USAF, crashed in central Afghanistan, killing the two crew members.
2010s
* 22 March 2011: F-15E-51-MC, ''91-0304'', c/n 1211/E169, of the 492nd FS "Bolars", 48th FW, USAF, from RAF Lakenheath
Royal Air Force Lakenheath or RAF Lakenheath is a Royal Air Force station near the village of Lakenheath in Suffolk, England, UK, north-east of Mildenhall and west of Thetford. The base also sits close to Brandon.
Despite being an RAF sta ...
crashed near Benghazi, Libya
Libya (; ar, ليبيا, Lībiyā), officially the State of Libya ( ar, دولة ليبيا, Dawlat Lībiyā), is a country in the Maghreb region in North Africa. It is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to the east, Suda ...
in Operation Odyssey Dawn. Both crewmen ejected safely and were recovered by friendly forces. Equipment problems with weapons interface software and the right external fuel tank led to a strong right-wing weight imbalance, which caused the aircraft to enter a flat spin during a low-speed, high altitude, 100-degree bank-angle right turn. The mishap investigation board found the cause of the crash to be lack of published knowledge on F-15E maneuvering with large external store weight imbalances at high altitude.
* 24 October 2011: F-15C-29-MC, ''80-0041'', c/n 0704/C190, of the 422nd Test and Evaluation Squadron
The 422d Test and Evaluation Squadron is a United States Air Force unit. It is assigned to the 53d Test and Evaluation Group, stationed at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. The squadron performs operational testing of all fighter aircraft and m ...
at Nellis Air Force Base crashed near Alamo, Nevada
Alamo is an unincorporated town in Lincoln County, Nevada, United States, about north of Las Vegas along U.S. Route 93. Its elevation is . As of the 2010 census it had a population of 1,080.
History
A post office has been in operation at Alam ...
. The pilot ejected and was picked up by an Air Force helicopter a half hour later. No injuries were reported. The resulting USAF investigation attributed the crash to six contributing factors, including a problem with the plane's radome and the pilot's subsequent actions.
* 28 March 2012: F-15E-49-MC, ''90-0235'', c/n 1165/E137, of the 391st EFS, 366th FW, USAF, deployed from Mountain Home AFB
Mountain Home Air Force Base is a United States Air Force (USAF) installation in the western United States. Located in southwestern Idaho in Elmore County, the base is southwest of Mountain Home, which is southeast of Boise via Interstate ...
, Idaho
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, crashed due to an accident approximately 15 miles outside a base in Southwest Asia
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. The pilot, Capt. Francis D. "Piston" Imlay, 31, of Vacaville, California
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died from his injuries. The WSO suffered minor injuries only.
* 3 May 2012: F-15E-50-MC, ''90-0254'', c/n 1191/E156, of the 391st EFS, 366th FW, USAF, deployed from Mountain Home AFB
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, Idaho
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, crashed on a "routine training flight" in Southwest Asia. Both crew members ejected safely and no one on the ground was injured. An investigation found that, for unknown reasons, titanium components in the right engine had ignited, resulting in complete loss of aircraft hydraulics and electrical power, which made the aircraft unflyable.
* 27 May 2013: F-15C-24-MC, ''79-0025'', c/n 0557/C094, of the 44th FS, 18th FW, USAF, crashed off the southern Japan island of Okinawa after the aircraft developed problems in flight. The pilot ejected and was recovered safely. The F-15, flying out of Kadena Air Base, went down in the Pacific about 70 miles east of Okinawa.
* 27 August 2014: F-15C-41-MC, ''86-0157'', c/n 1004/C385, of the 104th FW, Massachusetts Air National Guard
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, crashed near Deerfield, VA. The jet went down shortly after 9 AM south east of Deerfield, VA. The jet was en route to Louisiana from Westfield, Massachusetts. Investigation at the scene of the crash show that the pilot never ejected.
* 8 October 2014: F-15D-41-MC, ''86-0182'', c/n 0994/D062, of the 48th FW, USAF, based at RAF Lakenheath
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in Suffolk, crashed in a field close to a school near Weston Hills, Lincolnshire, UK. The pilot safely ejected. No one on the ground was injured. The cause of the crash was attributed to imperfections in the assembly of the nose cap which caused an uneven aerodynamic surface and the pilot carrying out a maneuver which was an "inappropriate response to conditions".
* 10 June 2018: F-15C 84-008 of the 44th Fighter Squadron at Kadena Air Base
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crashed into the ocean south of Okinawa
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. The pilot ejected and was recovered by Japanese rescue forces.
2020s
* 15 June 2020: A USAF
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F-15C, Serial 86–0176, of the 48th Fighter Wing
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based in RAF Lakenheath
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, crashed
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in the North Sea
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off of the Yorkshire Coast while on a training mission. The pilot, Kenneth "Kage" Allen, has been confirmed deceased
The cause of the crash was attributed to pilot error in a reduced visibility scenario.
Israel
* 29 September 1979: 133 Squadron (Israel), 133 Squadron F-15A 676 was lost in a landing accident. Pilot Guy Golan was killed.[ Aloni 2006, p. 88.]
* 1 May 1983: during an Israeli Air Force
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training dogfight, 106 Squadron F-15D 957 ''Markia Schakim'' (''Sky soarer'') collided with an A-4 Skyhawk
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. Unknown to pilot Zivi Nedivi and his copilot, the right wing of the Eagle was sheared off roughly two feet (60 cm) from the fuselage. The F-15 entered a controllable spin after the collision. Zivi decided to attempt recovery and engaged afterburner to increase speed, allowing him to regain control of the aircraft. The pilot was able to prevent stalling and maintain control because of the lift generated by the large horizontal surface area of the fuselage, the stabilators and remaining wing areas. The F-15 landed at twice the normal speed to maintain the necessary lift, and its tailhook
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was torn off completely during the landing during a failed attempt at using the emergency arresting gear
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installed on the runway to bring the aircraft to a halt. Zivi managed to bring his F-15 to a complete stop approximately 20 ft (6 m) from the end of the runway. He was later quoted as saying "(I) probably would have ejected if I knew what had happened." The A-4 was destroyed in the collision.
* 1 April 1987: 106 Squadron F-15D 223 ''HaNamer HaMeofef'' (''Flying Leopard''), the lead aircraft of operation Wooden Leg
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, crashed following a low speed flat spin. Pilot Yiftach Mor is killed, navigator Ofer Paz ejected successfully.
* 25 August 1988: F-15A 672 ''Tornado'' collided with F-15A 684 ''HaArpad'' (''The Vampire''), killing both pilots, 133 Squadron commander Ram Caller and pilot Ehud Falk.
* 10 February 1991: 106 Squadron F-15C 821 ''Peres'' (''Bearded vulture
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''), 80–0130, crashed during a training sortie. Pilot Israel Ornan ejected but drowned.[
* 10 August 1995: 106 Squadron F-15D 965, 80–0134, suffered a birdstrike. Ronen Lev and Yaron Vayonte are killed.][
* 19 January 1997: 106 Squadron F-15B 137 crashed, crew Kfir and Yuval were recovered.][
* 1 March 1998: F-15B 142 ''Keren Or'' (''Ray of Light''), 73–0112, crashed during a strike training mission near Nablus. 106 Squadron junior deputy commander Uri Kolton and navigator Uri Manor were killed when the aircraft hit an antenna on top of a mountain obscured by clouds.
]
Japan
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(JASDF) lost ten Mitsubishi F-15J/DJ aircraft from 1983 to 1995.[ Davies and Didly 2007, p. 245]
* 20 October 1983: F-15DJ, ''12-8053'', of the 202nd Tactical Fighter Squadron, crashed, both crew killed.
* 13 March 1987: F-15J, ''42-8840'', of the 204th Tactical Fighter Squadron
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, crashed, pilot killed.
* 29 June 1988: F-15J, ''22-8804'', of the 303rd Tactical Fighter Squadron, collided with JASDF F-15J, ''22–8808'', pilot killed.
* 2 July 1990: F-15J, ''52-8857'', of the 204th Tactical Fighter Squadron
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, crashed, pilot killed.
* 13 December 1991: F-15DJ, ''12-8079'', of the 201st Tactical Fighter Squadron, crashed, pilot injured after low altitude ejection.
* 27 October 1992: F-15J, ''72-8884'', of the 204th Tactical Fighter Squadron
The 204th Tactical Fighter Squadron () is a squadron of the 9th Air Wing of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force. It is based at Naha Air Base, in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. It is equipped with Mitsubishi F-15J/DJ and Kawasaki T-4 aircraft.Thompson ...
, crashed, pilot ejected but died later.
* 6 October 1993: F-15DJ, ''82-8064'', of the 202nd Tactical Fighter Squadron, crashed, both crew ejected and rescued.
* 22 November 1995: F-15J, ''52-8846'', of the 303rd Tactical Fighter Squadron, Komatsu AFB, JASDF
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, during air-intercept training over the Sea of Japan
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, flown by Lt. Tatsumi Higuchi was shot down by an AIM-9L Sidewinder missile accidentally fired by his wingman. The pilot ejected safely.
* 5 July 2011: F-15J, "72-8879", During a training flight the F-15J crashed in the East China Sea about 180 kilometres (110 miles) northwest of Naha city on Okinawa island. The aircraft's speed brake and part of a wing were found about an hour later. The pilot, Major Yuji Kawakubo, was not found and is presumed dead.
South Korea
* 7 June 2006: F-15K, ROKAF, crashed off the coast of Pohang
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, North Gyeongsang Province
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, South Korea
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, during a nighttime intercept training mission, killing both crew members. The Republic of Korea Air Force
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commissioned a full investigation. The ROKAF later issued a public statement saying that the accident was apparently caused by both crew members entering a state of g-LOC
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that lasted 16 seconds and resulted in loss of control of the aircraft. Subsequent public outcry ensued with accusations of a cover-up because the blackbox was never recovered, and F-15Ks are equipped with automatic GLC (G Limited Control anti g-LOC device) systems. In addition the crew members were both seasoned Air Force veterans and the claim that both lost consciousness simultaneously was questioned in the press. (However, ROKAF reported that F-15K models do not have automatic GLC as other F-15 variants.)
* 5 April 2018: F-15K Slam Eagle crashed in the Yuhak mountain range in Chilgok
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, North Gyeongsang
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, on its way back to the Daegu Air Base after an hour-long mission. Two F-15K pilots killed in plane crash.
Saudi Arabia
* May 1982: F-15C, s/n 1308, 12 Squadron
* 1 September 1986: F-15C, s/n 611, 6 Squadron, collision with RSAF F-15C 610.
* 30 August 1988: F-15C, 5 Squadron, crashed near Al Hesa, Saudi Arabia.
* 3 July 1996: F-15C, collision with RSAF F-15C, eastern Saudi Arabia, pilot killed.
* 23 May 2000: F-15C, crash at night east of Riyadh
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, pilot killed.
* 23 May 2011: F-15, Royal Saudi Air Force
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(RSAF), crashed during a training flight in eastern Saudi Arabia from King Abdulaziz Air Base
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. The pilot died in the crash. The cause of the crash was unknown and under investigation the next day.
* 26 March 2015: F-15S, RSAF, crashed in the Gulf of Aden during a mission on Yemen. The two crew members ejected and were rescued by a US Armed Forces HH-60
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from Djibouti
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26 March 2015 at around 2120 UTC, two hours after making a request for assistance.
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