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Wednesday, December 05, 2007

F-15s grounded again

Strike Eagles are exempt from third no-fly order

On average in the past month, the Air Combat Command issued an order every 9.6 days to stop F-15s from flying until specified airworthiness inspections were completed.

The most recent grounding came Tuesday. It’s the third one and could end up being the lengthiest.

F-15A, B, C and D models are affected. Two-seat fighter-bomber versions of the F-15 known as Strike Eagles continue to fly.

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