The F-15E Strike Eagle Story · Part 1
Be Afraid of the Dark
The development, technology, service and combat history of the F-15E Strike Eagle from 1978 to 2002—built from primary research and the accounts of the people who created and flew it.
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01 · The story
How the Strike Eagle became an operational weapon system.
Be Afraid of the Dark follows the aircraft from the Advanced Fighter Capability Demonstrator and the competition to replace the F-111 through flight test, production and front-line service. It explains how radar, navigation and targeting systems, engines, cockpit design, conformal fuel tanks and weapons were integrated into a true dual-role aircraft.
Technical development is connected to operational experience. Desert Storm, the post-war no-fly zones, the Balkans and Enduring Freedom are told through mission narratives and first-hand accounts from aircrew, maintainers and squadrons.
02 · Inside Part 1
Research, engineering and combat history.
From demonstrator to production
The competition, programme decisions and flight-test work that turned the F-15 into an all-weather strike aircraft.
The aircraft explained
APG-70, LANTIRN, cockpit, engines, fuel, weapons and the integration work behind the finished weapon system.
Training, service and war
First-hand accounts from Desert Storm through Enduring Freedom, with the planning and context needed to understand each mission.
Beyond the USAF
The Israeli, Saudi and South Korean programmes and the distinct aircraft created for their requirements.
03 · The physical book
A substantial illustrated hardback.
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