The nose of F-15C 84-0027 from the 493rd Fighter Squadron at RAF Lakenheath shows the two victory stars from Iraq in 1991.

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The nose of F-15C 84-0027 from the 493rd Fighter Squadron at RAF Lakenheath shows the two victory stars recording the kills this airframe achieved in the Gulf War of 1991. An Iraqi Mig-23 and French built Mirage F-1 were it's victims, which occurred prior to this airframe being assigned to the UK based 493rd FS.

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Size: 4200px × 2800px
Location: RAF Lakenheath, Suffolk, United Kingdom.
Photo credit: © Gary Stedman / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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