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F-15E lands safely in Japan after wheel falls off
« on: August 05, 2025, 01:11:49 pm »
F-15E lands safely in Japan after wheel falls off
By Stephen Losey
 Aug 4, 2025, 01:11 PM
 
An F-15E Strike Eagle deployed to Kadena Air Base in Okinawa, Japan, landed safely despite a missing landing gear wheel, the Air Force’s 18th Wing said Monday morning.

The two airmen flying the fighter were uninjured in the emergency landing, the Air Force said in a statement, with emergency personnel responding to the scene.


The 18th Wing said the wheel was recovered on the flightline at U.S. Naval Support Facility Diego Garcia, in the Indian Ocean. The wheel was discovered missing while the F-15 was in mid-flight, and landed at Kadena at about 6:40 p.m. local time — or just before dawn Monday morning in the United States.

The Air Force said more information on the mishap will be released as it becomes available.

https://www.airforcetimes.com/news/your-air-force/2025/08/04/f-15e-lands-safely-in-japan-after-wheel-falls-off/
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Re: F-15E lands safely in Japan after wheel falls off
« Reply #1 on: August 05, 2025, 01:12:59 pm »
Just a wild guess, but I'll wager the wheel wasn't properly attached. :whistle:
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Re: F-15E lands safely in Japan after wheel falls off
« Reply #2 on: August 05, 2025, 01:15:22 pm »
Quote from: rangerrebew on August 05, 2025, 01:12:59 pm
Just a wild guess, but I'll wager the wheel wasn't properly attached. :whistle:

Yeah, the F-15's crew chief is going to have a really bad day over the missing wheel.
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Re: F-15E lands safely in Japan after wheel falls off
« Reply #3 on: August 05, 2025, 01:33:22 pm »
Over at TOS someone is seeing this story and immediately typing Boeing, because TOS :shrug:





Yes I know its McDonell Douglas
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Re: F-15E lands safely in Japan after wheel falls off
« Reply #4 on: August 05, 2025, 01:59:48 pm »
Quote from: GtHawk on August 05, 2025, 01:33:22 pm
Over at TOS someone is seeing this story and immediately typing Boeing, because TOS :shrug:

Yes I know its McDonell Douglas

The usual idiots over there.
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Re: F-15E lands safely in Japan after wheel falls off
« Reply #5 on: August 05, 2025, 08:14:34 pm »
Photo of the landing...

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