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This is a list of aerial victories achieved by all variants of the McDonnell Douglas F-15, including the F-15 Eagle, F-15E Strike Eagle and other variants. The F-15 is currently undefeated in air to air combat (excluding training incidents) and has 104 aerial victories as of September 1st, 2024.

(remove before submission for review) list of conflicts where the F-15 achieved aerial victories- gulf war (done), kosovo, 1978/81 syrian borders clashes, lebannon war 1982, iran gulf clash 1984 (done).

Aerial Victories

Date	Operator	Pilot	Variant	Conflict	Weapon	Target	Notes	Ref
17 January 1991	USAF	Capt. Jon K. Kelk	F-15C	Gulf War	AIM-7	MIG-29	First air to air kill of the Gulf War.	^[1]^[2]^[3]
17 January 1991	USAF	Capt. Robert E. Graeter	F-15C	Gulf War	AIM-7	Mirage F1		^[1]^[2]^[3]
17 January 1991	USAF	Capt. Robert E. Graeter	F-15C	Gulf War	AIM-7	Mirage F1		^[1]^[2]^[3]
17 January 1991	USAF	Capt. Steven W. Tate	F-15C	Gulf War	AIM-7	Mirage F1		^[1]^[2]^[3]
17 January 1991	USAF	Capt. Charles J. Magill	F-15C	Gulf War	AIM-7	MIG-29		^[1]^[2]^[3]
17 January 1991	USAF	Capt. Rhory R. Draeger	F-15C	Gulf War	AIM-7	MIG-29		^[1]^[2]^[3]
19 January 1991	USAF	Capt. Lawrence E. Pitts	F-15C	Gulf War	AIM-7	MIG-25		^[1]^[2]^[3]
19 January 1991	USAF	Capt. Richard C. Tollini	F-15C	Gulf War	AIM-7	MIG-25		^[1]^[2]^[3]
19 January 1991	USAF	Capt. Cesar A. Rodriguez	F-15C	Gulf War	Maneuver	MIG-29	One source lists this as a AIM-7 kill, however the majority of sources list as a maneuver kill, this could be as an AIM-7 was fired at the MIG-29 during the engagement, but missed.	^[1]^[2]^[3]
19 January 1991	USAF	Capt. Craig W. Underhill	F-15C	Gulf War	AIM-7	MIG-29		^[1]^[2]^[3]
19 January 1991	USAF	Capt. David S. Prather	F-15C	Gulf War	AIM-7	Mirage F1		^[1]^[2]^[3]
19 January 1991	USAF	Lt. David G. Sveden	F-15C	Gulf War	AIM-7	Mirage F1		^[1]^[2]^[3]
24 January 1991	RSAF	Capt. Ayehid Salah al-Shamrani	F-15C	Gulf War	AIM-9	Mirage F1		^[1]^[2]^[3]
24 January 1991	RSAF	Capt. Ayehid Salah al-Shamrani	F-15C	Gulf War	AIM-9	Mirage F1		^[1]^[2]^[3]
26 January 1991	USAF	Capt. Rhory R. Draeger	F-15C	Gulf War	AIM-7	MIG-23		^[1]^[2]^[3]
26 January 1991	USAF	Capt. Anthony E. Schiavi	F-15C	Gulf War	AIM-7	MIG-23		^[1]^[2]^[3]
26 January 1991	USAF	Capt. Cesar A. Rodriguez	F-15C	Gulf War	AIM-7	MIG-23		^[1]^[2]^[3]
27 January 1991	USAF	Capt. Jay T. Denney	F-15C	Gulf War	AIM-9	MIG-23		^[1]^[2]^[3]
27 January 1991	USAF	Capt. Jay T. Denney	F-15C	Gulf War	AIM-9	MIG-23		^[1]^[2]^[3]
27 January 1991	USAF	Capt. Benjamin D. Powell	F-15C	Gulf War	AIM-7	MIG-23		^[1]^[2]^[3]
27 January 1991	USAF	Capt. Benjamin D. Powell	F-15C	Gulf War	AIM-7	Mirage F1		^[1]^[2]^[3]
28 January 1991	USAF	Capt. Donald S. Watrous	F-15C	Gulf War	AIM-7	MIG-23		^[1]^[2]^[3]
29 January 1991	USAF	Capt. David G. Rose	F-15C	Gulf War	AIM-7	MIG-23		^[1]^[2]^[3]
2 February 1991	USAF	Capt. Gregory P. Masters	F-15C	Gulf War	AIM-7	IL-76		^[1]^[2]^[3]
6 February 1991	USAF	Lt. Robert W. Hehemann	F-15C	Gulf War	AIM-9	SU-25		^[1]^[2]^[3]
6 February 1991	USAF	Lt. Robert W. Hehemann	F-15C	Gulf War	AIM-9	SU-25		^[1]^[2]^[3]
6 February 1991	USAF	Capt. Thomas N. Dietz	F-15C	Gulf War	AIM-9	MIG-21		^[1]^[2]^[3]
6 February 1991	USAF	Capt. Thomas N. Dietz	F-15C	Gulf War	AIM-9	MIG-21		^[1]^[2]^[3]
7 February 1991	USAF	Capt. Anthony R. Murphy	F-15C	Gulf War	AIM-7	SU-7/20/22		^[1]^[2]^[3]
7 February 1991	USAF	Capt. Anthony R. Murphy	F-15C	Gulf War	AIM-7	SU-7/20/22		^[1]^[2]^[3]
7 February 1991	USAF	Col. Rick N. Parsons	F-15C	Gulf War	AIM-7	SU-7/20/22		^[1]^[2]^[3]
7 February 1991	USAF	Maj. Randy W. May	F-15C	Gulf War	AIM-7	Helo	Type Unknown, Possibly an MI-8.	^[1]^[2]^[3]
11 February 1991	USAF	Capt. Steven B. Dingee	F-15C	Gulf War	AIM-7	Helo	Type Unknown, Possibly an MI-8. Shared kill with Capt. Mark McKenzie.	^[1]^[2]^[3]
14 February 1991	USAF	Capts. Richard T. Bennett & Daniel B. Bakke	F-15E	Gulf War	GBU-10	MI-24	Only air to air kill with a laser-guided bomb.	^[4]^[2]^[3]
20 March 1991	USAF	Capt. John T. Doneski	F-15C	Operation Provide Comfort	AIM-9	SU-7/20/22		^[2]
22 March 1991	USAF	Capt. Thomas N. Dietz	F-15C	Operation Provide Comfort	AIM-9	SU-7/20/22		^[2]
22 March 1991	USAF	Lt. Robert W. Hehemann	F-15C	Operation Provide Comfort	Maneuver	PC-9	PC-9 was accompanying SU-22, both pilots bailed when intercepted without a missile being fired.	^[2]
5 June 1984	RSAF	Unknown	F-15C/D	Action of June 5, 1984	AIM-7	F-4	One F-4 was confirmed to have been shot down, however it is probable that a second F-4 was downed during the engagment.	^[5]^[6]^[7]
26 March 1999	USAF	Capt. Jeff Hwang	F-15C	Kosovo War	AIM-120	MIG-29		^[8]^[9]^[10]
26 March 1999	USAF	Capt. Jeff Hwang	F-15C	Kosovo War	AIM-120	MIG-29		^[8]^[9]^[10]
24 March 1999	USAF	Lt Col. Cesar Rodriguez	F-15C	Kosovo War	AIM-120	MIG-29		^[10]^[8]
24 March 1999	USAF	Capt. Mike Shower	F-15C	Kosovo War	AIM-120	MIG-29		^[10]^[8]

References

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[:1-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa ^ab ^ac ^ad ^ae ^af ^ag ^ah ^ai ^aj ^ak Donald, David (1991). Gulf Air War: Debrief. Aerospace Publishing Ltd. p. 226. ISBN 9781874023142.

[:2-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa ^ab ^ac ^ad ^ae ^af ^ag ^ah "Gulf War Airpower Survey" (PDF). U.S. Department of Defense. 1993. Retrieved 2 September 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[4] Leone, Dario (10 July 2018). "That time an F-15E shot down an Iraqi Mi-24 attack helicopter with a 2000lb laser-guided bomb". Retrieved 1 September 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[5] Halloran, Richard (6 June 1984). "2 IRANIAN FIGHTERS REPORTED DOWNED BY SAUDI AIR FORCE". New York Times. Retrieved 2 September 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[6] Smith, William (18 June 1984). "Pushing the Saudis Too Far". Time. Archived from the original on 7 March 2008. Retrieved 2 September 2024.

[7] Leone, Dario (5 June 2021). "The strange case of the first kills scored by RSAF (or USAF?) F-15 pilots". Retrieved 2 September 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[:3-8] Grant, Rebecca (September 1999). "The Kosovo Campaign: Aerospace Power Made It Work" (PDF). Air Force Association. Retrieved 7 September 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[:4-9] "McDonnell Douglas F-15C Historic Double MiG Killer". National Museum of the United States Air Force. Retrieved 7 September 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[:5-10] Leone, Dario (4 April 2019). "F-15 Vs MiG-29: the 493rd FS MiG Kills scored during Operation Allied Force". Retrieved 7 September 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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