The F-15QA includes improvements such as fly-by-wire flight controls, an all-glass digital cockpit, and contemporary sensors, radar, and electronic warfare capabilities.
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2 pilots eject from F-15 when it leaves runway in Illinois
May 18, 2021
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Emergency crews on the scene where two pilots ejected from a F-15 fighter aircraft on a runway at MidAmerica St. Louis Airport, Tuesday, May 18, 2021, in Mascoutah, Ill. (Laurie Skrivan/St. Louis Post-Dispatch via AP)Laurie Skrivan/AP
MASCOUTAH, Ill. (AP) Two pilots ejected safely from an F-15 fighter jet Tuesday morning when the aircraft left a runway while landing at a southwestern Illinois airport, military officials said.
The two U.S. active duty pilots suffered minor injuries in the 7:30 a.m. incident at MidAmerica St. Louis Airport in Mascoutah, Illinois, the U.S. Air Force said in a statement. MidAmerica is located about 25 miles (40 kilometers) east of St. Louis.