The US Air Force presented the F-15E Strike Eagle fighter with a new unusual camouflage. It is dedicated to aviation
What is known
4th Fighter Wing paid tribute4th Fighter Group, which flew sorties during World War II. The most striking thing about the new camouflage is the Donald Blakeslee graphic on the inside of the right tail.
Colonel Donald Blakesley is a pilot whoWorld War II made a record number of sorties. It is believed that he won 17 victories in fights with opponents in the air. During the first battle, he piloted a P-47 Thunderbolt fighter-bomber. Under the command of a colonel, the 4th Fighter Group destroyed over 1,000 German aircraft.
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On the outer side of the left tail is depictedEmblem of the Royal Air Force Eagle Squadron. It is dedicated to the American volunteers who flew these planes in the early days, before the US officially entered the war. As a result, they turned into the 334th, 335th and 336th squadrons of the 4th Fighter Group.
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Other distinctive camouflage features are flaminga spear, a yellow national star, a cartoon martial eagle and the so-called "invasion stripes" (Invasion Stripes). These stripes were present on the aircraft of the 4th Fighter Group during World War II and the Korean War. The camouflage also pays homage to the Supermarine Spitfire aircraft that flew from September 1942 to March 1943.