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Thumbnail Filmstrip of F-15C Eagle USAF 1st FW 83-0017 1/72 Die Cast Model Images
McDonnell Douglas F-15C Eagle Diecast Model
USAF 1st FW, 71st FS Ironmen, #83-0017, Langley AFB, VA, July 2004
The first operational wing with the F-15A/B Eagle was the 1st FW based at Langley AFB in 1976 and lasted until 2005 when replaced by the F-22A Raptor. McDonnell Douglas F-15C Eagle 83-0017 c/n 864/C277 was delivered new to the 58th TFS/33rd TFW on August 1, 1984 but transferred to the 71st FS (Ironmen) / 1st FW at Langley AFB in October 1987. On June 11, 2007 during a "Red Flag" exercise in Alaska; 83-0017 collided mid-air with an F-16C. The F-15 pilot ejected safely and the F-16C managed to land.