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An F-15C Eagle aircraft from the 22nd Tactical Fighter Squadron returns to RAF Alconbury following a mission during Exercise Red Star '87. The annual exercise, which is hosted by the 527th Aggressor Squadron, employs F-5 Tiger II aircraft and F-111 aircraft to simulate Soviet formations and tactics, thereby providing realistic training for U.S. Air Force F-15 Eagle aircraft pilots

F-5E Tiger II aircraft from the 527th Aggressor Squadron, RAF Alconbury, complete an air-to-air mission during Exercise RED STAR'87. The annual exercise, which is hosted by the 527th Aggressor Squadron, employs F-5 Tiger II aircraft and F-111 aircraft to simulate Soviet formations and tactics, thereby providing realistic training for US Air Force F-15 Eagle aircraft pilots

An F-15C and an F-15D Eagle aircraft of the 22nd Tactical Fighter Squadron, Bitburg Air Base, Germany, taxi down the runway during Exercise Red Star '87. The annual exercise, which is hosted by the 527th Aggressor Squadron, employs F-5 Tiger II aircraft and F-111 aircraft to simulate Soviet formations and tactics, thereby providing realistic training for U.S. Air Force F-15 Eagle aircraft pilots

An F-5E Tiger II aircraft is readied for an upcoming mission during Exercise RED STAR'87. The annual exercise, which is hosted by the 527th Aggressor Squadron, employs F-5 Tiger II aircraft and F-111 aircraft to simulate Soviet formations and tactics, thereby providing realistic training for US Air Force F-15 Eagle aircraft pilots

Pilots of the 527th Aggressor Squadron taxi their F-5E Tiger II aircraft down the runway during Exercise RED STAR'87. The annual exercise, which is hosted by the 527th Aggressor Squadron, employs F-5 Tiger II aircraft and F-111 aircraft to simulate Soviet formations and tactics, thereby providing realistic training for US Air Force F-15 Eagle aircraft pilots

The pilot of an F-5E Tiger II aircraft from the 527th Aggressor Squadron prepares to take off on a mission during Exercise RED STAR'87. The annual exercise, which is hosted by the 527th Aggressor Squadron, employs F-5 Tiger II aircraft and F-111 aircraft to simulate Soviet formations and tactics, thereby providing realistic training for US Air Force F-15 Eagle aircraft pilots

F-5E Tiger II aircraft of the 527th Aggressor Squadron lift off during Exercise RED STAR'87. The annual exercise, which is hosted by the 527th Aggressor Squadron, employs F-5 Tiger II aircraft and F-111 aircraft to simulate Soviet formations and tactics, thereby providing realistic training for US Air Force F-15 Eagle aircraft pilots

Pilots of the 527th Aggressor Squadron taxi their F-5E Tiger II aircraft down the runway during Exercise RED STAR'87. The annual exercise, which is hosted by the 527th Aggressor Squadron, employs F-5 Tiger II aircraft and F-111 aircraft to simulate Soviet formations and tactics, thereby providing realistic training for US Air Force F-15 Eagle aircraft pilots

Pilots of the 527th Aggressor Squadron and the 22nd Tactical Fighter Squadron are briefed before a mission during Exercise RED STAR'87. The annual exercise, which is hosted by the 527th Aggressor Squadron, employs F-5 Tiger II aircraft and F-111 aircraft to simulate Soviet formations and tactics, thereby providing realistic training for US Air Force F-15 Eagle aircraft pilots

An F-15C Eagle aircraft from the 22nd Tactical Fighter Squadron returns to RAF Alconbury following a mission during Exercise RED STAR'87. The annual exercise, which is hosted by the 527th Aggressor Squadron, employs F-5 Tiger II aircraft and F-111 aircraft to simulate Soviet formations and tactics, thereby providing realistic training for US Air Force F-15 Eagle aircraft pilots

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Subject Operation/Series: RED STAR

Base: Royal Air Force Alconbury

Country: England / Great Britain (ENG)

Scene Camera Operator: SSGT David Nolan, Aavs

Release Status: Released to Public

Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

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aircraft tactical returns tactical fighter squadron returns raf alconbury raf alconbury mission exercise star aggressor aggressor squadron tiger tiger ii aircraft soviet formations soviet formations tactics pilots f 15 c f 15 f 5 f 5 tiger f 5 tiger ii air force f 111 soviet aircraft soviet military power soviet weapons f 15 eagle tactical fighter f 15 c eagle staff sergeant simulation exercise royal air force soviet union high resolution air force f 15 eagle aircraft pilots f 15 c eagle aircraft f 5 tiger ii aircraft royal air force alconbury f 111 aircraft red star ssgt david nolan great britain military aircraft fighter jet aircraft us national archives fighter squadron england united kingdom
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01/07/1987
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label_outline Explore Soviet Formations, Air Force F 15 Eagle Aircraft Pilots, Red Star

A Soviet Mi-14 Haze helicopter and a Soviet Kashin class guided missile destroyer (583) shadow salvage operations for downed Korean Air Lines Flight 007 (KAL-007). The commercial jet was shot down by Soviet aircraft over Sakhalin Island on August 30, 1983 in the Sea of Japan. All 269 passengers and crewmen were killed

A NATO E-3A Sentry airborne warning and control system aircraft from NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen, West Germany, prepares to refuel from a KC-135R Stratotanker aircraft during a training mission. The plane is one of eighteen such aircraft providing surveillance for member nations as directed by NATO's Airborne Early Warning Force commander

A Soviet Mi-14 Haze helicopter shadows salvage operations for downed Korean Air Lines Flight 007 (KAL-007). The commercial jet was shot down by Soviet aircraft over Sakhalin Island on August 30, 1983 in the Sea of Japan. All 269 passengers and crewmen were killed

An air-to-air right side view of an F-4E Phantom II aircraft of the 81st Tactical Fighter Squadron releasing Mark 82 500-pound bombs over the Bardenas Bombing Range. Note: Second view in a series of three

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Crewmen from the guided missile cruiser USS STERETT (CG 31) use a whaleboat to transfer personnel from the cutter USCG MUNRO (WHEC 724) during salvage operations for downed Korean Air Lines Flight 007 (KAL-007). The commercial jet was shot down by Soviet aircraft over Sakhalin Island on August 30, 1983 in the Sea of Japan. All 269 passengers and crewmen were killed

Artwork: "Instrumentation Orientation Capsule, F-111" Artist: Marbury Brown

Pilots of the 527th Aggressor Squadron prepare to taxi their F-5E Tiger II aircraft down the runway during Exercise RED STAR'87. The annual exercise, which is hosted by the 527th Aggressor Squadron, employs F-5 Tiger II aircraft and F-111 aircraft to simulate Soviet formations and tactics, thereby providing realistic training for US Air Force F-15 Eagle aircraft pilots

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aircraft tactical returns tactical fighter squadron returns raf alconbury raf alconbury mission exercise star aggressor aggressor squadron tiger tiger ii aircraft soviet formations soviet formations tactics pilots f 15 c f 15 f 5 f 5 tiger f 5 tiger ii air force f 111 soviet aircraft soviet military power soviet weapons f 15 eagle tactical fighter f 15 c eagle staff sergeant simulation exercise royal air force soviet union high resolution air force f 15 eagle aircraft pilots f 15 c eagle aircraft f 5 tiger ii aircraft royal air force alconbury f 111 aircraft red star ssgt david nolan great britain military aircraft fighter jet aircraft us national archives fighter squadron england united kingdom