Fi 🏳️‍⚧️Mar 19

lol, they nailed a '35

that tremendous waste of money and resources is just another target, not some invincible superfighter like the propaganda had it.

https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/19/politics/f-35-damage-iran-war

US F-35 damaged by suspected Iranian fire makes emergency landing, sources say

A US F-35 fighter jet made an emergency landing at US air base in the Middle East after it was struck by what is believed to be Iranian fire, according to two sources familiar with the matter.

CNN
Show threadAlexander The 1stMar 19

@munin I'm less worried about the fact Iran was able to hit and more worried about this part of the same article:

"The US has lost other aircraft in the war thus far, though none known to have been hit by enemy fire."

What do you mean? Is Boeing designing and manufacturing these planes?

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@AT1ST @munin some have slipped off the deck of a carrier edit: misremembered something from the red sea in 2025, and some were friendly fire, afaik
though i think “none by enemy fire” is a bit too unlikely
Mar 19 at 7:19pmWeb
Show threadAlexander The 1stMar 19

@40796c19 @munin "Some have slipped off the deck of a carrier-"

Hold up: is the U.S. trying to claim "The slippery conditions of our aircraft carriers are more dangerous than Iran is to our airplanes"?