Originally Posted by
tdracer
Back to meadowrun's original question - there are two military airbases nearer that Portland - Joint Base Lewis McCord (outside Tacoma - very close to SeaTac) and Whidbey Island Naval Air Station (obviously on Whidbey Island, ~50 miles north).
However I don't believe any interceptor type aircraft are routinely based at those airbases.
McChord used to have F-106s and F-15s up to 1989 (318th Fighter Interceptor Squadron).
NAS Whidbey has always been a "heavy attack" base and curently houses the electronic warfare units, flying Growlers.
The F-15s seen in the video have two 600gal external tanks with them. Mach 2 is pretty much out of the window in that configuration.
I would be surprised if they could attain anything more than maybe Mach 1.6.