Jason LefkowitzMar 4

Those three US Air Force F-15Es that got shot down were reportedly all shot down by a single Kuwaiti F/A-18, which if true means there is a pilot somewhere in Kuwait who simultaneously wrecked his career and got 60% of the way towards becoming a fighter ace

https://www.twz.com/news-features/kuwaiti-f-a-18-hornet-responsible-for-shooting-down-three-usaf-f-15e-strike-eagles-report

Kuwaiti F/A-18 Hornet Responsible For Shooting Down Three USAF F-15E Strike Eagles: Report

The bizarre friendly fire incident resulted in the total loss of all three Strike Eagles, but their crews survived.

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Show threadButch Henderson 

@jalefkowit maybe he had just watched the latest Top Gun movie and thought 3 Iranian Tom Cruise like pilots had hijacked the F-15's? He didn't want to be the pilot shot down in the newer fighter plane 🤔

Bizarre that they didn't have some type of IFF for allies.

Mar 4 at 3:58amWeb