The US Air Force sent the only F-15C Eagle fighter to a museum, which destroyed two Russian MiG-29s in a single battle

The US Air Force has one fighter in service that was able to destroy two Russian MiG-29 aircraft in a single engagement. It is the F-15C Eagle, part number 86-0156. It will not be making any more combat sorties. The fighter arrived at the National Museum of the US Air Force in Massachusetts this week.

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The F-15 has won more air duels than any other US Air Force aircraft since the Vietnam War. The F-15C has made a fine addition to the museum's collection. Almost all of the Eagle's victories are accounted for by this version. The only exception is the F-15E Strike Eagle which shot down an Mi-24 helicopter during Operation Desert Storm.

The first and only double-kill was accomplished by pilot Jeff Hwang. He was piloting F-15C, number 86-0156, which was part of 493rd Fighter Squadron of the U.S. Air Force.

The incident occurred on 26 March 1999 in Yugoslavia. While approaching the Bosnian-Serbian border, Jeff Hwang spotted one enemy aircraft, but later realized that there were actually two targets in the air.

Within 90 seconds of spotting the second aircraft, the F-15C fired two AIM-120 AMRAAM air-to-air missiles. As a result, it managed to shoot down two Russian MiG-29 fighters 16 miles (25.75 km) away, which belonged to Serbian forces.

Source: Dayton Daily News