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Offline eagl

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F-15E down in Afghanistan
« on: July 19, 2009, 01:46:35 PM »
F-15E down in Afghanistan, crew didn't make it.

http://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123159368
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Re: F-15E down in Afghanistan
« Reply #1 on: July 19, 2009, 02:08:00 PM »
Wow,  how many F-15s have been lost in action since being active?


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Re: F-15E down in Afghanistan
« Reply #2 on: July 19, 2009, 02:26:03 PM »
Quote from: oakranger on July 19, 2009, 02:08:00 PM
Wow,  how many F-15s have been lost in action since being active?



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Re: F-15E down in Afghanistan
« Reply #3 on: July 19, 2009, 02:42:49 PM »
I read about this the other day when it happened. I wonder what happened that caused the two of them to not be able to punch out unless they were flying really low NOE and smacked a hill/mountain over there. I watched an F4 Phantom do that when I was 18 or so down around my parents house. That was a crappy thing to see when the guy was trying to pull the nose up with no wings and all.
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Re: F-15E down in Afghanistan
« Reply #4 on: July 19, 2009, 03:07:09 PM »
RIP

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Re: F-15E down in Afghanistan
« Reply #5 on: July 19, 2009, 03:15:14 PM »
 :salute   RIP Capt. Thomas J. Gramith & Capt. Mark R. McDowell.
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Re: F-15E down in Afghanistan
« Reply #6 on: July 19, 2009, 03:31:01 PM »
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Re: F-15E down in Afghanistan
« Reply #7 on: July 19, 2009, 04:25:51 PM »
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Re: F-15E down in Afghanistan
« Reply #8 on: July 19, 2009, 05:18:30 PM »
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Re: F-15E down in Afghanistan
« Reply #9 on: July 19, 2009, 06:27:47 PM »
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Re: F-15E down in Afghanistan
« Reply #10 on: July 19, 2009, 08:02:44 PM »
A vigil for Capt. Thomas J. Gramith started a couple hours ago just down the hill from where I'm working right now.  He was from Eagan Minnesota.  Wife and twin daughters survive him.

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Re: F-15E down in Afghanistan
« Reply #11 on: July 19, 2009, 08:20:52 PM »
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Re: F-15E down in Afghanistan
« Reply #12 on: July 19, 2009, 09:07:34 PM »
Quote from: oakranger on July 19, 2009, 02:08:00 PM
Wow,  how many F-15s have been lost in action since being active?


A dozen or so F-15s of various types "in action" or in combat support, if I recall correctly.  There are a half-dozen or so combat losses of F-15Es.  Another bunch of non-combat losses. 

If I recall correctly, this is the second GWOT F-15E aircraft and crew loss, neither from enemy fire.  F-15Es fly at night and in bad weather a lot, so that drives up the non-hostile-fire loss rate.  It's a hazardous environment, but that's where our mission is, doing stuff that the single-seat fighters and UAVs can't do.



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Re: F-15E down in Afghanistan
« Reply #13 on: July 19, 2009, 09:08:29 PM »
Hate to hear about that <S> Sir RIP. I thought they were retireing all F-15s.
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Re: F-15E down in Afghanistan
« Reply #14 on: July 19, 2009, 09:17:17 PM »
I'll put my money on a case of CFIT due to weather and visibility (night).  Depth perception gets tough on goggles down low.  Could have been target fixation if he was strafing or firing other direct fire weapons, although I doubt they were employing those types of weapons/tactics with a Strike Eagle.
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