The incident marked the first known U.S. combat aircraft shot down over Iran during the war. The pilot was rescued within hours, while the aircraft's weapons systems officer evaded capture for more ...

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The United States military announced the completion of a massive joint operation to rescue two downed F-15 fighter jet pilots, offering few details. But some, including the Iranian government, are ...

The pilot of DUDE44, the F-15E Strike Eagle downed over Iran, was reportedly also one of the pilots who were shot down by Kuwaiti friendly fire in the opening days of Operation Epic Fury. In a very ...

The pilot of a U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle shot down by Iran survived another shootdown just weeks earlier when Kuwaiti forces mistakenly downed American aircraft in a friendly fire incident, ...

A senior U.S. military official confirmed that an A-10 Thunderbolt II was lost during a combat search-and-rescue operation launched to recover a downed F-15 crew over Iran, according to statements ...

The U.S. F-15 pilots whose jets were mistakenly shot down by a Kuwaiti jet fighter are still involved in the war and dropped bombs on Tehran in recent days, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said.