| Aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Registration / Serial: | 78-0546 |
| Alternate Serial: | 78-546 |
| Military Code: | EG |
| Aircraft Original Type: | McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle |
| Aircraft Version: | McDonnell Douglas F-15C Eagle |
| C/n (msn): | 538/C079 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Air Force |
| Unit Markings: | 58 FS |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Alamogordo - Holloman AFBMap |
| Region / Country: | New Mexico, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KHMN IATA: HMN Local: HMN Other: - |
| Event: | Holloman Air Show 2007 |
| Photo Date: | 27 October 2007 |
| Photo by: | Stephan de Bruijn |
| Photo ID: | 225024 |
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The 58th Fighter Squadron "Mighty Gorillas" operated the F-15 Eagle from 1979 to September 2009 and then became the first F-35 Lightning II training squadron within the USAF. The squadron claimed the first Iraqi air force kill during Desert Storm on 17 January 1991 when a pilot of the squadron shot down an Iraqi Air Force MiG-29 with an AIM-7 Sparrow air to air missile, fired from his F-15C. This photo is copyright © Stephan de Bruijn, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 17 March 2020, and has since been viewed 1268 times. |