On 26 Sep 2003 08:04:04 -0700, Kirk Stant wrote:

As far as F-15 colors - remember they originally came out in "Air
Superiority Blue" - absolutely the dumbest color ever painted on a
fighter plane!

I remember reading an article about USAF Eagles from Kadena flying up to
Chitose to for a little slap-n-tickle with JASDF F-15s.

The Air Force, regarding the whole thing as the goodwill mission it was,
made sure all their people conformed to 35-10 and all their aircraft were
polished and gleaming.

When they got to Chitose they noticed with some amusement that the JASDF
birds were all rather greasy and dirty. They felt sure they would have
many things to teach their Japanese compatriots... until they got into the
air and had trouble seeing the JASDF Eagles against the gray overcast.

Their robin's-egg blue F-15s were easy to spot, though.

-Jeff B.
yeff at erols dot com