WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE — The National Museum of the U.S. Air Force (NMUSAF) will welcome a new edition to its permanent collection later today.
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On April 25, an operational F-15C Eagle will be flying in from the Massachusetts Air National Guard, according to a release from the museum.
The release adds that “this F-15C is a significant addition to their collection because the F-15 has more air-to-air victories than any other U.S. fighter since the Vietnam War.”
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For 78 days in 1999, NATO carried out a bombing campaign in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, which was named OPERATION ALLIED FORCE.
The 104th Fighter Wing of the Massachusetts ANG, based at Barnes Air National Guard Base in Westfield, Massachusetts, is transporting an aircraft to NMUSAF.
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