List of McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle operators

The McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle has been in service with the United States Air Force since 1976. Israel, Japan, Saudi Arabia and other nations also operate the aircraft. The units it has been assigned to, and the bases it has been stationed are listed below.

Current operators of the F-15 in cyan, F-15E in red, both in dark blue

Operators

 Israel

Israeli F-15 "Baz"
  • The Israeli Air Force has operated F-15s since 1977, received under Peace Fox I, II and III. These aircraft are currently organized into two F-15A/B/C/D squadrons and one F-15I squadron. The first 25 F-15A/Bs were early USAF production airframes. The second batch was temporarily embargoed as a result of the 1982 Lebanon War.[1] The IAF has 43 F-15A/B/C/D (20 F-15A, 6 F-15B, 11 F-15C, and 6 F-15D) aircraft in service as of January 2011.[2] It also operates 25 F-15I "Ra'am" aircraft as of January 2011.[2]

 Japan

Two F-15J Eagles of the 202nd TFS, Japan Air Self-Defense Force, take off in formation during a joint US/Japan exercise

 South Korea

RSAF F-15 following air-to-air refuelling from a KC-135
  • Republic of Korea Air Force received 61 F-15K "Slam Eagle" with two being lost in accidents.[5] It has 59 F-15Ks in use.[2]
    • 11th Fighter Wing (제11전투비행단), based at Daegu
      • 102nd Fighter Squadron
      • 122nd Fighter Squadron
      • 110th Fighter Squadron

Both the 102nd Fighter Squadron and the 122nd Fighter Squadron operate the batch-1 of F-15Ks (integrated with F110-GE-129A) while the 110th Fighter Squadron operating the batch-2 of F-15Ks (integrated with F100-P&W-229EPE).

 Qatar

 Saudi Arabia

  • Royal Saudi Air Force has operated 4 squadrons of F-15C/D (55/19) since 1981, received under Peace Sun after requesting the planes in 1977.[10] They are based at Dhahran, Khamis Mushayt and Taif air bases. A stipulation in the Camp David Peace Agreement limited the number of Saudi F-15 to 60, holding surplus air frames in Luke AFB for RSAF pilot training. This limitation was later abandoned. The RSAF has 70 F-15C/D (49 F-15C and 21 F-15D)[2] fighters along with 69 F-15S fighters in operation as of January 2011.[2]
    • No. 2 Wing RSAF – King Abdulaziz Air Base
      • No. 5 Squadron RSAF (F-15C/D)
      • No. 34 Squadron RSAF (F-15C/D)
    • No. 3 Wing RSAF – King Abdulaziz Air Base
      • No. 13 Squadron RSAF (F-15C/D)
      • No. 92 Squadron RSAF (F-15S)
    • No. 5 Wing RSAF – King Khalid Air Base
      • No. 6 Squadron RSAF (F-15S)
      • No. 55 Squadron RSAF (F-15S)
    • No. 7 Wing RSAF – King Faisal Air Base
      • No. 2 Squadron RSAF (F-15C/D)
A F-15SG of the Singapore Air Force

 Singapore

 United States

F-15Es from the 90th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron taxi to their parking spots on Andersen Air Force Base, Guam during exercise Valiant Shield 2006.
An F-15E Strike Eagle breaking away from a tanker.
Pilots walking to their F-15 Eagles at Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska.
An F-15D operated by NASA flying over the Mojave Desert

References

Citations
Bibliography
  • Aloni, Shlomo. Israeli F-15 Eagle Units in Combat (Osprey Combat Aircraft #67). Oxford, UK: Osprey Publishing Limited, 2006. ISBN 978-1-84603-047-5.
  • Davies, Steve. Boeing F-15E Strike Eagle, All-Weather Attack Aircraft, London: Airlife Publishing, Ltd., 2003. ISBN 1-84037-378-4.
  • Davies, Steve. Combat Legend, F-15 Eagle and Strike Eagle. London: Airlife Publishing, Ltd., 2002. ISBN 1-84037-377-6.
  • Davies, Steve. F-15C/E Eagle Units of operation Iraqi Freedom (Osprey Combat Aircraft #47). Oxford, UK: Osprey Publishing Limited, 2004. ISBN 978-1-84176-802-1.
  • Davies, Steve and Doug Dildy. F-15 Eagle Engaged, The World's Most Successful Jet Fighter. Oxford, UK: Osprey Publishing Limited, 2007. ISBN 978-1-84603-169-4.
  • Gething, Michael J. F-15 Eagle (Modern Fighting Aircraft). New York: Arco, 1983. ISBN 0-668-05902-8.
  • Jenkins, Dennis R. McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle, Supreme Heavy-Weight Fighter. Hinckley, UK: Midland Publishing, 1998. ISBN 1-85780-081-8.
  • Lambert, Mark, ed. Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1993–94. Alexandria, Virginia: Jane's Information Group Inc., 1993. ISBN 0-7106-1066-1.
  • Spick, Mike, ed. The Great Book of Modern Warplanes. St. Paul Minnesota: MBI, 2000. ISBN 0-7603-0893-4.