CENTCOM confirms three US F-15 fighter jets crashed in Kuwait in ‘friendly fire’ incident, all crews safe
- Three U.S. F-15E fighter jets were mistakenly shot down by Kuwaiti air defenses during active combat involving Iranian attacks, with all six crew members safely ejecting and recovered in stable condition, confirmed by U.S. Central Command.
- The incident occurred near Al Jahra, Kuwait, amid ongoing U.S., Israeli, and Iranian military hostilities in the Middle East including Operation Epic Fury against Iran.
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US 'friendly fire' takes down three of their own fighter jets in Kuwait
The US military has admitted that its ally Kuwait shot down three US fighter jets that crashed in Kuwait in a so-called ‘friendly fire’ incident. Footage of one of the fighters as it crashed also appeared to show pilots ejecting via parachute. The BBC reported that: US Central Command has just now said three of its F-15 jets “flying in support of Operation Epic Fury” – the US operation against Iran – “went down over Kuwait due to an apparent fr…
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