
USAF "GORILLAS" 58TH FS F-15C EAGLE
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Scale:
1:72
Length: .0 inches
Item Number: DRW50071 Price: $34.95
About the 58th:
The 58th Fighter Squadron is one of two combat flying squadrons in the
33d Fighter Wing Operations Group, 33d Fighter Wing.
The mission of the 58th Fighter Squadron is to prepare and maintain a 24 Primary
Assigned Aircraft (PAA) combat-coded F-15C squadron for worldwide deployment and
air combat operations. The squadron originally transitionned to the F-15
aircraft in 1979. The squadron plans and executes an annual flying hour program
of 5,200 sorties to train and maintain the combat readiness of 32 pilots and 300
maintenance personnel for operational taskings in the world's most sophisticated
air superiority aircraft. The squadron has more than 320 active-duty and
civilian personnel and 27 F-15C/D aircraft assigned.
The "Gorillas" maintain and manage $950 million in assets and has an
annual budget of $11.5 million.
Base: Eglin AFB, Florida