F-15E Strike Eagle #89-0487 reaches 10,000 logged flying hours

McDonnell Douglas F-15E Strike Eagle 89-0487 lands at Bagram Air Base after passing its 10,000th flight hour, 13 January 2012. (Airman 1st Class Ericka Engblom, U.S. Air Force)

BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan– F-15E Strike Eagle #89-0487, lands after completing the mission that brought it’s flying hours up to 10,000 at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Jan. 13, 2012. #89-0487 is the only aircraft of its type to complete an air-to-air kill and is now the only F-15 to reach 10,000 flying hours. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Ericka Engblom)

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