F-15 development contract F33657-70-C-0300 with McDonnell Douglas became effective. This enabled McDonnell Douglas to begin full-scale development.

Pratt and Whitney of West Palm Beach, Florida, selected as the F-15 engine contractor.

The Air Force canceled the AIM-82A Short Range Missile for the F-15.

Hughes Aircraft Company selected as the subcontractor for the F-15 radar systems.

F-15 critical design review completed.

The Air Force and U.S. Navy signed a joint agreement for developing the AIM-9L Short Range Missile for the F-15.

The Air Force approved the F100 engine design for the F-15.

Maj Gen Benjamin N. Bellis, Program Director for the F-15, promoted from the rank of brigadier general.

Government approval of the F100 engine preliminary flight rating test program.

Rollout of the first F-15 vehicle.

First flight of the F-15 aircraft.

The Deputy Secretary of Defense approved funding for F-15 long-lead items.

The Deputy Secretary of Defense authorized Fiscal Year 1973 production of the F-15.

Production approval for 30 operational aircraft and full production funding.

The Department of Defense directed the USAF to conduct a complete 150-hour test program on the F100 engine.

First flight of the F-15B (TF-15A).

The F-15 Pacer Century program to evaluate engine durability commenced.

Representatives from the Deputy for F-15 and Air Force Logistics Command (AFLC) agreed upon 1 January 1980 as the transition date for F-15 management and engineering responsibility. On this date AFLC would assume responsibility from Air Force Systems Command (AFSC).

McDonnell Douglas delivered the first two operational aircraft, TF# (73-108) and TF4 (73-109) to the Tactical Air Command (TAC) at Luke AFB, Arizona.

The first F-15 squadron reached initial operational capability.

F-15 73-0088 crashed near Luke AFB.

The Air Force authorized use of a common ejection seat in the F-15, F-16, and A-10 aircraft.

The Deputy for F-15 received the Daedalian Weapon System Award. Maj Gen Robert C. Mathis, F-15 program director, accepted the Colonel Franklin C. Wolfe Memorial Trophy, symbolizing the achievement.

Tristan J. Keating retired as Director of Systems Engineering for the F-15. He served the government for 37 years.

Fred T. Rall, Jr., received the first Air Breathing Propulsion Award for his contributions to developing the F100 engine. The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics presented the award.

Brig Gen Robert Scurlock succeeded Maj Gen R. C. Mathis as the F-15 program director.

Herbert J. Hickey, Jr., won the Harold Brown Award for engineering F-15 handling qualities.

The F-15 Production Eagle Package (PEP-2000) began, a program to increase the aircraft's fuel capacity.

The Air Force deployed the Eagle overseas for the first time when 23 F-15s from Langley AFB, Virginia, flew to Bitburg Air Base in Germany.

Decision Coordinating Paper 19 increased the F-15 procurement cost from $9.88 billion to $11.68 billion.

Responsibility for the F100 engine transferred to the Deputy for Propulsion. The Deputy for F-15/JEPO became simply the Deputy for F-15.

Program Management Directive (PMD) R-P2060(13) /27130F redesignated the F-15. The F-15A and F-15B became the F-15C and the F-15D, respectively.

The Japanese National Defense Council announced that funds for purchasing 100 F-15s would be in the fiscal year 1978 budget.

Maj Gen Robert Scurlock, Deputy for F-15 became the USAF Director of Budget in Washington, D.C. Col D.B. Englund became acting director.

The United States completed arrangements with Israel and Saudi Arabia for delivery of F-15 aircraft.

The Air Staff directed AFSC to incorporate an air-start capability into the F-15's F100 engine.

Col Delbert H. Jacobs became ASD's Deputy for F-15 replacing acting director Col D. B. Englund.

An F-15 crashed near Indian Springs, Nevada.

The Deputy of Engineering completed an investigation of the problems associated with F-15 vertical tail fin vibration.

The USAF convened a committee of fuel system experts to examine the F-15 fuel system and assess engineering changes.

F-15 Foreign Military Sales totaled 108 aircraft worth approximately $2.5 billion.

To date, McDonnell Douglas had delivered 424 F-15A and F-15B aircraft.

Col Kenneth R. Johnson succeeded Brig Gen Delbert H. Jacobs as Deputy for F-15.

The Air Force deployed the first F-15 squadron at Kadena, Okinawa.

As of this date the contractor had delivered 28 F-15C and 5 F-15D aircraft.

The Air Force discovered wing cracking in F-15 aircraft stationed at Bitburg Air Base, Germany.

Program Management Transfer (PMRT) date of January 1980 extended to 1 October 1982 based on award of last production contract of March 1982.

Headquarters Air Force directed AFSC to extend the F-15 delivery schedule from fiscal year 1983 into 1984.