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104 to 0: The Air Force's F-15 Eagle Is the Fighter No Air Force Can Beat

According to official releases from Boeing and the U.S. Air Force, the F-15 Eagle has a clear-cut win-to-loss ratio of 104 to zero. But in fact, opposing air forces have claimed, in nearly a dozen cases, to have shot down the iconic, twin-engine fighter.
by Robert Beckhusen

In a well-known case from late afternoon of June 9, 1982, a Syrian MiG-21 pilot struck an F-15D with a single R-60/AA-8 Aphid missile. Despite severe damage, the pilot of the big U.S.-made fighter managed to fly it back to Israel for an emergency landing, and his aircraft was subsequently repaired.

https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/104-0-air-forces-f-15-eagle-fighter-no-air-force-can-beat-29367