The McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle is the undisputed king of fighter
aircraft, scoring around 105 kills for zero losses in air-to-air combat.
Designed as a pure air superiority machine, the Eagle has since become
one of the best fighter-bombers in its class: the Strike Eagle. Since it
entered service in 1976, around 1600 F-15s have been built for six air
forces around the world. Fast and agile, the Eagle has been the
defensive tip of the spear for the Free World. The Israelis blooded the
Eagle in the Middle East when they first took delivery in 1979. Since
then both fighter and strike versions have been in almost constant
action, through Desert Storm, Operation Iraqi Freedom and beyond in the
war against terror