When I started my spotterscareer in 1978, the local fightersquadron at my homebase Soesterberg, was transitioning from the F-4E Phantom to the F-15 Eagle. Since that moment I’ve seen quite a few different tailcodes on F-15’s And I thought it’d be fun to show them all together below, so here we go:
Tailcode BT from Bitburgh AB, August 19th 1983, SoesterbergNot really a tailcode, but nonetheless: California ANG from Fresno IAP, April 19th 2016, LeeuwardenTailcode CR from Soesterberg AB, July 4th 1983, SoesterbergTailcode EG from Eglin AFB, June 21st 1984, SoesterbergTailcode FF from Langley AFB, June 9th 1982, Soesterberganother one with not really a tailcode: Florida ANG, from Jacksonville, April 14th 2015, LeeuwardenTailcode HO from Holloman AFB, May 20th 1986, SoesterbergTailcode IS from Kevlavik, Iceland, July 18th 1987, FairfordTailcode LN from Lakenheath AFB, April 5th 2010, LeeuwardenLouisiana ANG, seen at AMARC on April 21st 1997.Tailcode MA from Westfield-Barnes, April 19th 2016, LeeuwardenAnother one with not really a tailcode: Oregon ANG from Portland, April 15th 2014, LeeuwardenTailcode OT from Nellis AFB, April 21st 2022, Nellis AFBTailcode ST from Sheppard AFB, April 22nd 2022, March ARBTailcode WA from Nellis AFB, October 15th 2009, Nellis AFB