McCarthy Jr., D. J. The Raptors. All F-15 and F-16 Aerial Combat Victories

This is the most detailed historical photographic account of all individual Israeli and American F-15 and F-16 aerial combat victories. Included with each photograph is information that will surprise you, such as the identity of the Israeli and American pilots and their squadrons, individual tail numbers of each aircraft, and the weapon(s) deployed in the destruction of each enemy fighter. Many of the successful air-to-ground missions are showcased, including: Operation OPERA (Israeli raid against the nuclear reactor under construction in Iraq); and the October 1985 Operation WOODEN LEG (F-15s from Tel Nof Air Base launched against the PLO headquarters in Hammam al-Shatt, Tunisia; the first time the F-15 was ever deployed as a strike fighter). Photographs of individual aircraft and detailed descriptions of each mission are included as well.

In addition to the individual air battles, the volume also briefly explains the background to the various conflicts and war situations in the context of which the various air battles took place. It documents not only air combat situations and aircraft shot down by Israeli and American F-15 and F-16 jet fighters, but also those of the Pakistani, Venezuelan, Dutch and Turkish air forces.