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The US Air Force lifted a sunken F-15 Eagle fighter jet at Kingsley Field in Oregon with a 400-tonne crane.

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The US Air Force lifted a sunken F-15 Eagle fighter jet at Kingsley Field in Oregon with a 400-tonne crane.

Fighter of the fourth generation F-15D Eagle in mid-May unexpectedly turned out to be in the irrigation canal. It took the US Air Force almost two weeks to raise the aircraft.

What is known

The incident took place on May 14 at Kingsley Field National Guard Base, Oregon. The plane landed, but after landing, it left the base’s runway and landed in an irrigation canal.

Due to limited space, the US Air Force had to purchase a special crane weighing 400 tons, with which it was possible to lift the F-15D fighter. Before that, the Bureau of Reclamation (Bureau of Reclamation) lowered the water so that specialists could fix the plane.


Colonel Micah Lambert, second in command of the 173rd Fighter Wing, noted that routine water sampling had taken place since the accident. The specialists managed to prevent the leakage of oil products.

The US Air Force has not yet been in a hurry to report on the severity of the damage and the timing of the restoration of the aircraft. In total, only 18 F-15D Eagle fighters remained in service with the service. In the near future, they will all be replaced by the newer F-15EX Eagle II.

Source: 173rd Fighter Wing





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