Riverside in Montgomery County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

McDonnell Douglas F-15A Eagle

Photographed by Craig Doda, June 28, 2025

1. McDonnell Douglas F-15A Eagle Marker

Inscription. The F-15A Eagle is an all-weather fighter designed to gain and maintain air supremacy. As the first US fighter with engine thrust greater than its basic weight, the F-15A can accelerate in a vertical climb. Its great power, light weight, and large wing area combine to make the Eagle a very agile fighter. The USAF ordered more than 350 A models for operational service.

The Eagle first flew on July 27, 1972, at Edwards AFB, California, and it has been pro- duced in single-seat (F-15A and C) and two-seat (F-15B and D) versions over its many years of USAF service. The two-seat F-15E Strike Eagle version is a dual-role fighter that can engage both ground and air targets. Also, various models of F-15s are used by Israel, Japan, Saudi Arabia, the Republic of Singapore, and South Korea.

Manufactured in 1976 by McDonnell Douglas Aircraft (now part of the Boeing Company) at St. Louis, Missouri, the F-15A on display (S/N 74-0117) flew with Tactical Air Command units at Luke AFB, Arizona, and the Air National Guard at NAS New Orleans, Louisiana. Removed from the USAF inventory in 1991, it served as a maintenance trainer at Langley

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Air Force Base, Virginia, before being delivered to the Museum in 2013. It is painted to represent an aircraft of the 1st Fighter Wing.

Technical Notes
Armament: One 20mm M61A1 Vulcan cannon, four AIM-7 Sparrow and four AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles, plus 15,000 lbs mixed ordnance carried externally.

Engines: Two Pratt & Whitney F100-PW-100 turbofans of 25,000 lbs thrust each.

Maximum speed: 1,600+ mph (Mach 2.5)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Military. A significant historical date for this entry is July 27, 1972.

Location. 39° 46.983′ N, 84° 6.627′ W. Marker is in Riverside, Ohio, in Montgomery County. It is at the intersection of Bong Street and Spaatz Street, on the right when traveling east on Bong Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1100 Spaatz Street, Dayton OH 45431, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Ohio’s Dayton Metro

and in the Miami Valley.

It is also in the American Midwest

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Photographed by Craig Doda, June 28, 2025

2. McDonnell Douglas F-15A Eagle Marker

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: 8th Air Force Control Tower (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); White Square (about 500 feet away); American Air Forces in England, WWII (about 500 feet away); The Belly Tank (about 500 feet away); Conair NC-131H Total In-Flight Simulatot (TIFS) (about 600 feet away); Women Airforce Service Pilots (about 600 feet away); 359th Fighter Group (about 600 feet away); Boeing EC-135E ARIA (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Riverside.

Credits. This page was last revised on July 26, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 25, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 100 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 25, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.