F-15E Reaches Flying-Hour Milestone

F-15E Reaches Flying-Hour Milestone: Aircraft Has Flown Over 10,000 Hours Since 1990 Introduction In the early hours of the day on January 13th, the aircraft parking ramp at Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan was alive with activity. Checklists were run, hatches checked, bombs loaded and missions briefed, as the crew chiefs, support units, and flyers of F-15E Strike Eagle #89-0487 achieved a milestone 10,000 flying hours.