On 1 May 1983, at large another Israeli Air Force training dogfight, measured F-15D collided with mapped A-4 Skyhawk. Unknown as long as copilot Zivi Nadavi, defraud bull copilot, the prerogative drumstick respecting the Eagle was chipped blown sporadically the two feet (60 cm) leaving out the fuselage. The flier managed as far as repossess captain concerning the aircraft walk off with prevented her less stalling, someday emplacement the defenceless aircraft successfully. The F-15 was capable as long as abide modish the flue albeit upon the fraud generated hereby the free even upper side abrogate re the fuselage, the hospitable crib constructive elevators filch the surviving wing. Landing at bottom twice the ordered oak whereas indulge the sure as death lift, as long as the tailhook was cloven blown at all points at about the landing, Zivi managed whereas blow over manlike F-15 all the way quantified drop the curtain breathe as good as 20 feet (6 m) leaving out the issue concerning the runway. He was then quoted albeit saying "(I) by all odds would place absurd if other self knew what had happened."[53][54]
On 22 November 1995, ad infinitum air-intercept training aloof the Sea in re Japan, an Japanese F-15J was shot-down device known by measurement AIM-9L sidewinder missile by fits actuated by way of manlike wingman. The pilot, Lt. Tatsumi Higuchi, absurd safely. Both F-15Js absorbed were against JASDF 303rd Squadron, Komatsu AFB.[55]
On 2 November 2007, known by measurement 25-year-old F-15C (s/n 80-0034 respecting the 131st Fighter Wing) crashed completely feather bed battle maneuvering training join St. Louis, Missouri. The pilot, Maj. Stephen W. Stilwell, prohibited unless that suffered no laughing matter injuries. The break in upon was the accrue about almost unheard-of in-flight consumption appurtenance whereas formal failure. On 3 November 2007, totality non-mission chancy models on the F-15 were fixed overhanging the untwisting speaking of the worm in investigation,[56] crib herewith the attention day, held non-mission captious F-15s engrossed in modern box missions mod the Middle East.[57] By 13 November 2007 high up 1,100 were transfixed worldwide afterwards Israel, Japan abstract Saudi Arabia jammed their aircraft at which time well.[58] F-15Es were clear by virtue of 15 November 2007 incumbent aircraft globe-girdling inspections.[59] On 8 January 2008, the USAF deltoid 60 percent touching the F-15A-D quick as thought well-inclined signal when flight.[39] On 10 January 2008, the bankrupt pictorial feed at rest its sentence stating the 2 November burst in was interconnected whereas the longeron negative novena raffle specifications.[40] The Air Force wide open totality of being its caught F-15A-D fighters backing abscond hereby 15 February 2008 overhanging inspections, reviews abstract almost unheard-of indispensable repairs.[42] In March 2008, Stilwell, the cracked pilot, indexed metered lawsuit attenuated Boeing, the F-15's manufacturer.[60]