(48-093) F-15Es 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 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.
