In the 1970s, the U.S. Navy sought to replace the F-14 Tomcat with a navalized version of the F-15, dubbed the F-15N Sea Eagle ... Douglas did not give up. They enlisted the help of Hughes ...

When fueled up and ready to ... With the Navy set to begin purchases of Grumman’s pricey F-14, McDonnell Douglas entered a proposal for the F-15N Sea Eagle–and it wasn’t a bad shot.

The sea eagle is one of the world’s largest raptors, with a wingspan of 8 feet and a weight of up to 20 pounds. There are only a few thousand worldwide, and that number is declining, Nathan Webb ...

It’s not clear how or why the Steller’s sea eagle ended up so far from home, a phenomenon scientists call vagrancy. But, whatever the reason, birdwatchers and ornithologists are delighted the ...