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Lieutenant Colonel (LCOL) Scott Purdie (left), USAF, Pilot, 492nd Fighter Squadron (FS), 48th Fighter Wing (FW), RAF Lakenheath, United Kingdom, and Air Vice-Marshal Philip Sturley, Assistant CHIEF of the Air STAFF, Ministry of Defense, go through a pre-flight briefing prior to a flight in a F-15E Strike Eagle. Air Vice-Marshal Sturley was invited up from London by Major General (MGEN) Kenneth Hess, Commander, 3rd Air Force, to visit RAF Mildenhall and to receive an orientation flight in the F-15E Strike Eagle

Air Vice-Marshal Philip Sturley, Assistant CHIEF of the Air STAFF, Ministry of Defense, checks out his flight gear before boarding the F-15E Strike Eagle for an orientation flight. The Eagle will be piloted by Lieutenant Colonel (LCOL) Scott Purdie (rear), 492nd Fighter Squadron (FS), 48th Fighter Wing (FW), Royal Air Force Lakenheath, United Kingdom. Air Vice-Marshal Sturley was invited up from London by Major General Kenneth Hess, 3rd Air Force Commander, to visit RAF Mildenhall and to receive an orientation flight in the Strike Eagle

STAFF Sergeant (SSGT), Douglas Vachon, USAF, MH-53 PAVE LOW helicopter, Aerial GUNNER, 21ST Special Operations Squadron (SOS), Royal Air Force (RAF) Mildenhall, UK mans the crew door onboard the aircraft before taking off at RAF Kinloss. The helicopter and crew deployed to RAF Kinloss to assist in the recovery of two USAF F-15C Eagle aircraft, that went down during a training mission over Scotland. A RAF BAe Hawk aircraft is parked on the flight line

Dedicated crewchiefs from the 492nd Fighter Squadron (FS), 48th Fighter Wing (FW), Royal Air Force Lakenheath, United Kingdom, go through final checks prior to launching a F-15E Strike Eagle. Onboard the Eagle are pilot Lieutenant Colonel (LCOL) Scott Purdie, USAF, and Air Vice-Marshal Philip Sturley, Assistant CHIEF of the Air STAFF, Ministry of Defense, who is receiving an orientation ride. Air Vice-Marshal Sturley was invited up from London by Major General (MGEN) Kenneth Hess, USAF, Commander, 3rd Air Force, to visit RAF Mildenhall and to receive an orientation flight in the F-15E Strike Eagle. The Eagle is equipped with an AIM-120A Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM)...

US Air Force (USAF) Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Kent Laughbaum (left), Commander, 494th Fighter Squadron (FS), is assisted by an unidentified Crew CHIEF from the 48th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (AMXS), 48th Fighter Wing (FW), as he exits a USAF F-15E Strike Eagle aircraft, on the flight line at Royal Air Force (RAF) Lakenheath, United Kingdom (UK). Two new Strike Eagle aircraft were flown over by 494th FS aircrews and will be assigned to the unit

Lieutenant Colonel (LCOL) Jeff Hoskin (left), USAF, Pilot, and LCOL Christopher Choate, USAF, Weapon SPECIALIST Officer (WSO), 492nd Fighter Squadron (FS) 48th Fighter Wing (FW), RAF Lakenheath, United Kingdom go through their checklist as they prepare the F-15E Strike Eagle for the sortie

In full Proximity Suit, Colonel (COL) Donald Palandech (left), USAF, Commander, 48th Support Group (SPTG), 48th Fighter Wing (FW), Lieutenant Colonel (LCOL) Thomas Quasney, USAF, Commander, 48th Civil Engineer Squadron (CES), 48th Fighter Wing (FW), extinguish engine flames on a mock F-15. The 48th CES Fire Department, RAF Lakenheath, United Kingdom, simulated an F-15 fire to give squadron leadership a hands-on idea of how critical response times are to actual emergency scenarios

Lieutenant Colonel (LCOL) Scott Purdie (left), USAF, Pilot, 492nd Fighter Squadron (FS), 48th Fighter Wing (FW), RAF Lakenheath, United Kingdom, and Air Vice-Marshal Philip Sturley, Assistant CHIEF of the Air STAFF, Ministry of Defense, go through pre-flight checks prior to a flight in an F-15E Strike Eagle. Air Vice-Marshal Sturley was invited up from London by Major General (MGEN) Kenneth Hess, Commander, 3rd Air Force, to visit RAF Mildenhall and to receive an orientation flight in the F-15E Strike Eagle

US Air Force (USAF) Lieutenant Colonel (LCOL) Steve "Pimp" Thompson and Captain (CAPT) Rodney "Shocker" Landsberg, F-15C Eagle pilots with the 60th Fighter Squadron (FS), 33rd Fighter Wing (FW), Eglin Air Force Base (AFB), Florida, fly formation with a pair of MiG-29 Fulcrum fighters, front, flown by pilots from Germany's (DEU) 73rd Fighter Wing (FW) "Steinhoff," Laage Air Base (AB), DEU

Colonel (COL), Mark Perodeau, Support Group Commander, 48TH Tactical Fighter Wing (TFW), Royal Air Force (RAF) Lakenheath, UK. Briefs Captain (CPT), James Gifford, USAF, 494TH Tactical Fighter Squadron (TFS) and CPT Wesley Thiel, USAF, 48TH TFW Security Forces Squadron, on the specifics of getting personnel to the site of the F-15C Eagle aircraft Mishap, located in the Scottish Highlands

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Base: Raf Kinloss

State: Forress Moray

Country: Scotland (SCT)

Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

Scene Camera Operator: A1C James Harper Jr., USAF

Release Status: Released to Public

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29/03/2001
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colonel mark perodeau mark perodeau commander support group commander tfw royal air force raf lakenheath briefs captain briefs captain cpt gifford james gifford usaf tactical fighter squadron tfs wesley thiel cpt wesley thiel security tfw security forces squadron specifics site aircraft mishap c eagle aircraft mishap scottish highlands f 15 c air force personnel support detachment us air force f 15 eagle f 15 us air force captain tactical fighter wing scene major command tactical fighter a 1 c james harper f 15 c eagle aircraft mishap raf kinloss scottish highlands forress moray tactical fighter group us national archives scotland united kingdom