5.4K views · 117 reactions | Today in history: In 1972, test pilot Irving L. Burrows took the McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle up for its first flight at Edwards Air Force Base. Here's actual footage from the event, thanks to Edwards AFB. | Air Combat Command | Facebook

66K views · 3K reactions | A McDonnell Douglas F-15C just flew in to join our collection! There’s nothing like an artifact that can deliver itself. The F-15 Eagle is one of the most historically significant fighter aircraft since World War II, in part because of its combat record in the many U.S. conflicts of the past 50 years. The aircraft will go on display at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center soon. | National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution | Facebook

829K views · 35K reactions | We love the F-15 and if Maverick would have been in one… Goose would still be rocking on the piano and owning the volleyball court. | United States Air Force | Facebook

Flying high in official United States Air Force livery! U.S. Air Force test pilots recently flew the newly painted #F15EX for the first time, paving the way for its delivery. This marks the first time in 20 years the U.S. Air Force has flown a new F-15. | The Boeing Company

83K views · 529 shares | US Air Force F-15 fighter jets patrol the skies above fellow NATO member Iceland as part of NATO’s air policing and surveillance mission in northern Europe. Find out more: goo.gl/CpFqPH | NATO | Facebook

339K views · 7.5K reactions | McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle | War Eagles | Facebook

The McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle is an American twin-engine, all-weather tactical fighter aircraft designed by McDonnell Douglas (now Boeing). | War History Online