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Iran said it had shot down a United States Air Force fighter jet over its territory, and footage released by Iranian channels appears to show the wreckage of an F-15E Strike Eagle from the U.S. Air Force’s 494th Fighter Squadron.
Iranian outlets initially claimed the aircraft was an F-35, but a closer review of the debris shown in the video points to a different aircraft. Visible sections of the airframe, including parts of the fuselage and external mounting points, match the layout of the F-15E rather than the stealth design of the F-35.
They’re doing a “blackhawk down” and sending in tonnes of airforce to rescue the downed pilots and losing even more aircraft in the process. It’s a complete clownshow.
Got any good sources on that? I’d be really interested in seeing the details.
Blackhawk got shot down whilst attempting CSAR
https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/world/two-american-jets-black-hawk-down-pilots-missing-irans-shoot-them-appeal-latest-in-us-iran-war/ar-AA205o3x
And more on the CSAR going on https://militarywatchmagazine.com/article/us-combat-rescue-iran-f15e-down
Thank you.
https://xcancel.com/DropSiteNews/status/2040160825890213943
One viewpoint: in-flight refueling over Iran in plain view of civilians. If even a single air defense unit sees a procedure like this, it will be carnage (possibly 3 aircraft down with one shot).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWpgrpQmEhQ