By Michael Sirak Having already cleared its F-15E Strike Eagle multirole fighter aircraft to return to flight, the Air Force has now given the go-ahead for its F-15A and F-15C Eagle air superiority fighters and their two-seat F-15B and F-15D trainer variants to resume flight operations upon undergoing a safety inspection, according to service officials. The Air Force grounded its fleet of about 670 F-15s on Nov. 3 after the crash the previous day of a Missouri Air National Guard…
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