Ex US Air Force F-15Ds delivered to Israel

Israeli Air Force F-15D 979 at Lajes in August 2015 (Andre Inacio)

Eight former United States Air National Guard F-15D Eagles passed through RAF Lakenheath this week on delivery to the Israeli Air Force.

The aircraft arrived on September the 14th and departed the next day.

The delivery forms part of the largest US military aid package to Israel to date, totalling $38 billion over the next decade. The annoucement of the package indicated ten surplus USAF F-15s would be delivered, so it is possible another two may pass through Lakenheath in the near future. It is not known whether the F-15s will enter active service or be used as a spares source.

The serials of the F-15s involved are:
78-0573
78-0563
78-0572
81-0065
80-0055
80-0057
78-0561
79-0008