Narrative:

We were cleared for takeoff on runway 30L at intersection right in stl. During the takeoff roll, I heard the tower inform another air carrier aircraft, on final to runway 30L, that there was a four ship F15 overhead in progress and to keep an eye open for them. We rotated normally and retracted the landing gear. At 1000 ft AGL, the first officer (who was flying) called for flaps 1 degree, climb thrust. I selected flaps 1 degree and was setting climb thrust when we watched an F15 fly by us 100-200 ft laterally left, and 100-200 vertical. At approximately 200-300 ft in front of us, the F15 broke left into his pattern. Overtake speed was about 50 KTS. The first officer leveled off slightly but the fighter was already in front of us. There was no TCASII RA warning. We informed the tower and not much was said other than she did not think the F15's would go that far upwind. We feel that had we not made our normal flap retraction at 1000 ft AGL and lowered the nose to accelerate, the outcome could have been much worse.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B737-300 DEP STL RWY 30L HAS AN NMAC WITH AN F15 ON A L OVERHEAD BREAK AT 1100 FT AGL.

Narrative: WE WERE CLRED FOR TKOF ON RWY 30L AT INTXN R IN STL. DURING THE TKOF ROLL, I HEARD THE TWR INFORM ANOTHER ACR ACFT, ON FINAL TO RWY 30L, THAT THERE WAS A FOUR SHIP F15 OVERHEAD IN PROGRESS AND TO KEEP AN EYE OPEN FOR THEM. WE ROTATED NORMALLY AND RETRACTED THE LNDG GEAR. AT 1000 FT AGL, THE FO (WHO WAS FLYING) CALLED FOR FLAPS 1 DEG, CLB THRUST. I SELECTED FLAPS 1 DEG AND WAS SETTING CLB THRUST WHEN WE WATCHED AN F15 FLY BY US 100-200 FT LATERALLY L, AND 100-200 VERT. AT APPROX 200-300 FT IN FRONT OF US, THE F15 BROKE L INTO HIS PATTERN. OVERTAKE SPD WAS ABOUT 50 KTS. THE FO LEVELED OFF SLIGHTLY BUT THE FIGHTER WAS ALREADY IN FRONT OF US. THERE WAS NO TCASII RA WARNING. WE INFORMED THE TWR AND NOT MUCH WAS SAID OTHER THAN SHE DID NOT THINK THE F15'S WOULD GO THAT FAR UPWIND. WE FEEL THAT HAD WE NOT MADE OUR NORMAL FLAP RETRACTION AT 1000 FT AGL AND LOWERED THE NOSE TO ACCELERATE, THE OUTCOME COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.