A U.S. Air Force F-15C Eagle taxis on the flight line during exercise Northern Edge 17, May 3, 2017. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Westin Warburton)
Warzone/The Drive: Armed F-15C Eagle Skidded Off Runway During Emergency Landing At Andrews Air Force Base
The incident occurred after the jet suffered an "in-flight malfunction."
Pictures emerged on social media of an accident over the weekend at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland involving an F-15C Eagle from the Oregon Air National Guard's 142nd Fighter Wing. The fighter skidded off the runway and lost its radome after making an emergency landing. The pilot did not suffer any injuries, thankfully.
Joint Base Andrews Public Affairs Office confirmed the mishap to The War Zone and said that it had taken place on May 2 at around 1:30 PM local time. There were no major impacts on the base's operations as a result.
The pictures showed that, in addition to the nose radome getting sheared away, the F-15C's landing gear collapsed and the drop tank under the aircraft's right wing got crushed. The jet's radar antenna, likely an active electronically-scanned array for the AN/APG-63(V)3, was also missing.
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2 comments:
That airplane is probably older than the pilot who was flying it.
You don't need the F-22 or F-35 to guard the preezy while he's at Camp David. Don't get me wrong, a 30 year old F-15C is still an outstanding fighter. This one just happened to have a landing gear problem.
The threats coming into Camp David would be more along the line of a rogue airliner or private aircraft. Not a flight of top line Su-27's or J-11's. As a matter of fact a squadron of F-15's is probably overkill. Which is what the US Military does when it protects POTUS.
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