A retired F-15C Eagle was recently trucked from
Tyndall AFB, Fla., to a technical training school where it will be used to
train government-certified civilian airframe and powerplant technicians. "This
is really a win-win," 325th Maintenance Group chief CMSgt. Gregory Fenger
said in a base
release.
Tyndall loaned the F-15 to the Haney Technical Center in Panama City, Fla.,
where students will now have "a really high tech piece of machinery that
they can use to train," while the base can "free up valuable space,"
added Fenger. Tyndall's 325th MXG demilitarized the aircraft and removed its
wings for the 15-mile road trip down US Route 98, Aug. 30, according to the
release. "If Haney comes to a point where they no longer need the jet,
then we will take it back and find a new place to put it," Fenger noted.
School instructor Dennis Harper previously crewed the jet—serial number
78-0523—when it was still active at Tyndall, according to the release.
