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Also Known As Eagle • F-15 Eagle

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U.S. Air Force F-15 Eagle fighter over Iraq.
U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle fighter-bomber over Afghanistan, 2006.
Watch F-15A Eagle taking off with an F-104 chase plane
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