McDonnell Douglas F-15A Eagle
S/N 76-0048
On 10 June 1983 McChord's 318th FIS received its first F-15 replacing the units venerable F-106. The 318th "Green Dragons" captured the 1984 Hughes Achievement Trophy, presented to USAF's Top Fighter Squadron. In 1989, plans to convert the 318th FIS into the F-16 were canceled and the unit was slated to close with their F-15s replacing F-4's from Oregon Air National Guard's 123rd FIS. On 07 December 1989 the 318th FIS disbanded, leaving McChord without a fighter mission since the 1940's.
Proudly maintained by the McChord Air Museum
Marker is on Colonel Joe Jackson Boulevard north of 6th Street SW, on the right when traveling north.
Courtesy hmdb.org
