“This heritage project is about the 48th Fighter Wing legacy, and more specifically the wing’s support to the D-Day invasion during World War Two.”-Colonel Will Marshall, 48th Fighter Wing commander
In January 2019, the 48th Fighter Wing unveiled their new D-Day invasion stripe paint job on their F-15E Strike Eagles.
U.S. Air Force photo by Technical Sergeant Matthew Plew, 19APR2019.
In April 2019, a third D-Day Eagle was revealed at the British empire’s Royal Air Force base Lakenheath, England.
USAF photo by Technical Sergeant Matthew Plew, 19APR2019.
USAF photo by Technical Sergeant Matthew Plew, 19APR2019.
USAF photo by Technical Sergeant Matthew Plew, 19APR2019.
USAF photo by Technical Sergeant Matthew Plew, 11APR2019.
The D-Day paint jobs were applied to a single seat F-15C and two two seat F-15Es.
USAF photo by Technical Sergeant Matthew Plew, 10APR2019.
U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sergeant Eric Burks, 26APR2019.
USAF photo by Master Sergeant Eric Burks, 26APR2019.
The invasion striped Strike Eagles took to the sky over United Kingdom.
100th Air Refueling Wing tops-up two F-15E D-Day Eagles, 09JUN2019.
VEHICLE I-D: NORMANDY PAINTED C-130 HERCULES