tjwds5d ago

F-15E jet shot down over Iran

https://theaviationist.com/2026/04/03/iran-f-15e-debris/

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/03/us-fighter-jet-confirmed-shot-down-over-iran

Iranian Media Posts Debris From USAF F-15E Claimed to Have Been Downed Earlier Today

Although Iranian media claimed an F-35 has been shot down, images from the crash site clearly show debris belonging to an F-15E Strike Eagle. On Apr. 3,

The Aviationist
Show threadrhcom25d ago
One crew member rescued, other is still MIA and being actively searched for
https://www.axios.com/2026/04/03/iran-us-fighter-shot-down
U.S. fighter jet shot down in Iran: One crew member rescued, search for other ongoing

It would be the first time since the beginning of the war that a U.S. jet was downed by enemy fire.

Axios
Show threadceejayoz5d ago

And CENTCOM's lying about it.

https://x.com/CENTCOM/status/2039805134704660622

U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM) on X

🚫 CLAIM: Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) says it downed an "enemy" fighter jet over Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz. ✅ FACT: All U.S. fighter aircraft are accounted for. Iran's IRGC has made the same false claim at least half a dozen times.

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Show threaduser_78325d ago
Hate to say it and sound so "conspiracy-like", but I no longer can trust what the current US administration is saying. Ever since the path of a hurricane was redrawn with a sharpie, it's been... unusual.
Show thread2OEH8eoCRo05d ago
Your comment is a perfect setup for the cynicism olympics where people rush to say you could never trust the govt.
Show threadlazide
Has there been a time where (after later facts came out) they were wrong?
Apr 3 at 4:35pmWeb
Show threadj_maffe5d ago
Nukes in Iraq?
Show threadlazide5d ago

That was what the gov’t was saying was true - which was a lie, and was later proven to be a lie.

Which reinforces my point?