The U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle, which received a special camouflage paint scheme to mark the 40th anniversary of Operation El Dorado Canyon in Libya, has flown for the first time.
According to a report by The War Zone, the 48th Fighter Wing F-15E, serial number 91-0311, which features a color scheme reminiscent of an F-111F Aardvark from the same unit, was first unveiled during a ceremony at RAF Lakenheath, in England, on April 28.
But it appears that its inaugural flight took place last Thursday (7). The jet, which was equipped with eight GBU-12 laser-guided bombs, departed RAF Lakenheath in the morning before flying through the legendary low-level routes that pass through Wales, better known as the Mach Loop.
The fighter took off as EAGLE 31 and was accompanied by its wingman, EAGLE 32. Before heading to northern Wales, the two jets were refueled by a KC-135 Stratotanker. After arriving at the Holbeach Air Weapons Range, on the coast north of Lakenheath, the inert bombs were released.
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