1/48 McDonnell F-15E Eagles at War 494th Drone Killers

Furball Aero-Design - 1/48 McDonnell F-15E Eagles at War 494th Drone Killers.
On April 24th, 2024, the 494th Fighter Squadron engaged and destroyed dozens of Iranian drones that were headed for Israel. The number of drones that were shot down has not been publicly released. It has been reported however, that more Air-to Air missiles were fired by USAF assets on April 24th than any other single day in the history of aerial warfare! All of the aircraft had temporary nose art applied along with numerous missile silhouettes and mission marks. Here are the aircraft depicted on the set:

-F-15E 96-0201 'HELLCAT', 494TH Fs 48th Fw Flagship/ 9 missile shots and 26 mission marks

-F-15E 91-0335 'DUTCHMAN', 494TH Fs 10 missile shots and 22 mission marks

-F-15E 01-2002 'WARLORD', 494TH Fs 3 mission marks

-F-15E 91-0602 'PHOENIX', 494TH Fs 9 missile shots and 9 mission marks

-F-15E 96-0204 'RAWR', 494TH Fs 10 missile shots and 14 mission marks

-F-15E 91-0313 'MULLET', 494th Fs FEAR The Mullet on the speed brake/ 9 missile shots and 8 mission marks

-F-15E 91-0604 'EL LOBO', 494th Fs 13 mission marks

-F-15E 96-0202 'PANTHER CUB', 494th Fs 1 missile shot

-F-15E 91-0310 'STRAFE', 1 large missile shot, 5 mission marks

-F-15E 91-324 'EL JEFE', 494TH Fs 1 missile shot and 9 mission marks

-F-15E 00-3000 'BOMB TRUCK', 494TH Fs 9 missile shots and 5 mission marks

-F-15E 91-0334 'RED Tail ANGEL', 494th Fs 13 missile shots and 13 mission marks

-F-15E 97-0221 'SPEED QUEEN' 492d Fs Skull with Top Hat nose art applied while deployed to Poland in support of NATO's are policing mission

In total, 13 Strike Eagle options are included in this set. Enough stencils are included to build 2 complete models.