Furball 48-093 1/48 USAF F-15E Drone Killers 494th Fighter Squadron Decal

(48-093) F-15Es at War 494th Drone Killers. On April 24th, 2024, the 494th Fighter

Squadron engaged and destroyed dozens of Iranian drones that were headed for Israel. The number of drones that were shot down has not been publicly released. It has been reported however, that more Air-to Air missiles were fired by USAF assets on April 24th than any other single day in the history of aerial warfare! All of the aircraft had temporary nose art applied along numerous missile silhouettes and mission marks. Here are the aircraft depicted on the set:

-F-15E 96-0201 HELLCAT, 494TH FS (48th FW Flagship/ 9 missile shots and 26 mission marks)

-F-15E 91-0335 DUTCHMAN, 494TH FS (10 missile shots and 22mission marks)

-F-15E 01-2002 WARLORD, 494TH FS (3 mission marks)

-F-15E 91-0602 PHOENIX, 494TH FS (9 missile shots and 9 mission marks)

-F-15E 96-0204 RAWR, 494TH FS (10 missile shots and 14 mission marks)

-F-15E 91-0313 MULLET, 494th FS (FEAR THE MULLET on the speed brake/ 9 missile shots and 8 mission marks)

-F-15E 91-0604 EL LOBO, 494th FS (13 mission marks)

-F-15E 96-0202 PANTHER CUB, 494th FS (1 missile shot)

-F-15E 91-0310 STRAFE, (1 large missile shot, 5 mission marks)

-F-15E 91-324 EL JEFE, 494TH FS (1 missile shot and 9 mission marks)

-F-15E 00-3000 BOMB TRUCK, 494TH FS (9 missile shots and 5 mission marks)

-F-15E 91-0334 RED TAIL ANGEL, 494th FS (13 missile shots and 13 mission marks)

-F-15E 97-0221 SPEED QUEEN 492d FS (Skull with Top Hat nose art applied while deployed to Poland in support of NATO's are policing mission)

In total, 13 Strike Eagle options are included in this set. Enough stencils are included to build 2 complete models.