494th FS Panthers F-15E Operation Allied Force

Description

This F-15E of the 494th Fighter Squadron 48th Fighter Wing RAF Lakenheath was deployed to Aviano Air Base Italy for Operation Allied Force. This aircraft is armed with what aircrews called “The Close Air Support Load of Justice” with six CBU-87 Combined Effects Munitions and four GBU-12 500-pound laser-guided bombs. This was an incredibly effective weapons load against troops and vehicles out in the open. Operation Allied Force was the NATO air campaign over Kosovo from March through June of 1999.