McDonnell Douglas F-15A Eagle

Specifications
Aircraft Type:	Fighter
First Flight:	July 1972
Wingspan:	42 feet 10 inches
Length:	63 feet 9 inches
Height:	18 feet 8 inches
Weight:	41,500 pounds
Capacity:	One
Status:	Display - Static

Designed from lessons learned in Vietnam, the F-15 Eagle is a true versatile modern fighter still in service today. Created in the early 1970s, the F-15 was heavy on thrust and light on weight. At its introduction, the F-15 could out climb, out turn, and out accelerate any fighter in the sky. McDonnell Douglas Aircraft in St. Louis, Missouri, manufactured the Museum’s Eagle. Wearing the squadron insignia of the Oregon Air National Guard, she stands today as a memorial to F-15 pilots Captain Michael King Smith and Major Rhory Roger Draeger.