F-14As choose to engage JASDF J-15Js with AIM-54s instead of dogfighting
Four F-15Js from the Japan Air Self-Defense Force’s 304 Squadron were in a dissimilar air combat training with U.S. Navy F-14As many years ago and the lost the fight as the Tomcats choose to employ its AIM-54 instead of entering into dogfights with the Japanese pilots, a former F-15J pilot recalls.
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The article was written to commemorate the arrival of the F-15J in Japan 40 years ago.
The writer interviewed early generation Eagle pilots who transitioned to the F-15 and trained future pilots.
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