This F-15 Once Shot Down an Enemy Jet in Mid-Air... with a Bomb
America’s F-15 Eagle has long since secured a position in the pantheon of the world’s greatest fighters.
Still not quite done, Bennett and Bakke moved on to engage a mobile Scud on a nearby launchpad before heading home.
“The Special Forces team got out OK and went back to Central Air Forces headquarters to say thanks and confirm our kill for us. They saw the helicopter go down. When the helos had bugged out, the team moved back to the west and was extracted.”
You can read Capt. Tim Bennett’s full account of his time flying the Strike Eagle in the Gulf War here.
Alex Hollings is a writer, dad, and Marine veteran.
This article was first published by Sandboxx News.
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