US EditionIran claims Iranian air-defense forces shot down a US Air Force F-15 fighter jet in Kuwait: Report
A Kuwaiti F/A-18 mistakenly fired missiles destroying three U.S. F-15 jets; all pilots ejected safely, according to The Wall Street Journal and U.S. officials.
- According to IRNA, on Monday the Islamic Republic News Agency claimed a US F-15 was shot down in Kuwait and posted video footage of the event.
- The Wall Street Journal reported a Kuwaiti Air Force F/A-18 mistakenly fired missiles that struck three U.S. F-15s, with a U.S. official saying the Kuwaiti jet launched three missiles.
- Video circulating online showed one F-15 spinning before crashing and footage captured pilots descending by parachute, with local residents helping an ejected pilot and briefly confronting another before identifying him as American.
- The Kuwait Army said the Kuwait Air Defence Force intercepted hostile aerial targets at dawn on Monday with no casualties, and a Reuters eyewitness saw smoke near the U.S. embassy in Kuwait.
- U.S. CENTCOM reported Iran targeted multiple regional sites, including Dubai and Kuwait airports, amid new explosions in Abu Dhabi and Dubai, Al Jazeera said.
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The six crew members of the U.S. aircraft managed to eject and were rescued, while the Pentagon opened an investigation.
American F-15 aircraft, which crashed on 2 March, shot down an F/A-18 fighter pilot from the Kuwaiti Air Force, writing the Wall Street Journal with reference to three sources familiar with the preliminary incident reports.
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The U.S. Army first mentioned a "error" of Kuwaiti air defence, but its F-15s were actually shot down by an allied aircraft, according to the Wall Street Journal. The six crew members are safe and sound.
According to preliminary results of the investigation, three American F-15 fighter jets were shot down over Kuwait by the pilot of a single Kuwaiti F/A-18 Hornet fighter jet. He allegedly fired three air-to-air missiles, all of which hit their targets, The Wall Street Journal reported. Until now, it was believed that the American planes were mistakenly shot down by Kuwaiti air defenses.
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