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Iran shoots down U.S. F-15 fighter jet

https://lemmy.ml/post/45408243

Iran shoots down U.S. F-15 fighter jet - Lemmy

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.

Good. Hope they got the pilot.

Edit: pilots

Further edit: fuck these pilots, they deserve endless scorn.

geneva_convenience 3d ago

Being a US Air Force pilot is like being a gas chamber operator during the Holocaust.

raspberriesareyummy 3d ago

Well - I mean - it’s a war. Fair game to self-defend against the aggressor.

GaMEChld 3d ago

… Did Trump just preside over the first F15 loss in history?

geneva_convenience 3d ago

Allegedly Kuwait shot down 3 of them before in a “friendly fire accident”. Though the friendly fire story is getting a tad dubious.

What makes you question the story?

Certainly the Trump administration had been lying about it losses, and they are releasing many face-saving coverup stories. It would be foolish to give them the benefit of the doubt.

But the Kuwaiti friendly fire incident actually has lots of evidence to back it up. You can watch video of the “dogfight”- a Kuwaiti jet is clearly attacking US jet at very close range. The US jet appears to be surprised, as they fail to deploy most counter-measures.

Maybe it’s normal to arrest those involved in friendly-fire incidents on criminal charges, but this author doesn’t think so.

The military authorities in Kuwait have arrested the Kuwaiti Air Force Pilot, named the “Ghost of Kuwait” on charges of ‘criminal negligence’ here Tuesday

The charges and the arrest points at deliberate act on part of the KAF combat pilot.

thetruthinternational.com/ghost-of-kuwaitarrested…

"Ghost of Kuwait"Arrested on charges of Criminal Negligence over March 6, Friendly Fire Incident - The Truth International

Kuwait City: The military authorities in Kuwait have arrested the Kuwaiti Air Force Pilot, named the “Ghost of Kuwait” on charges of ‘criminal negligence’ here Tuesday. it may be recalled that the start of the US offensive against Iran on February 28, 2026, the following day USAF F-15s were reported shot down over the Kuwaiti

The Truth International

hitmyspot 3d ago

Remember, Kuwait would be inclined to arrest anyone that embarrassed them or messes up in some way. So, the fact that they were arrested doesn’t mean it was deliberate.

geneva_convenience 2d ago

I hadn’t seen the videos of it but you’re right that one was probably a true hero going rogue.

He finds new ways to fail and embarrass us all.

Lushed_Lungfish 3d ago

slow clap

RizzRustbolt 3d ago

So he’s just feeding strike fighters to the coyotes at this point, huh?

geneva_convenience 3d ago

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.

Voroxpete 3d ago

Got any good sources on that? I’d be really interested in seeing the details.

geneva_convenience 3d ago

xcancel.com/DropSiteNews/…/2040160825890213943

perestroika 3d ago

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).

www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWpgrpQmEhQ

Plane seen refueling helicopters over Iran during search for US jet

YouTube

Imagine dying for trump and Hegseth. Dishonorable death.