US EditionFormer Navy Fighter Pilot Talks About US Mission to Rescue Pilot Shot Down over Iran
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Last Easter Sunday ended with a very complicated rescue operation following the shooting down of an American fighter in Iran. It all began on Friday of the same week when an F-15 of the U.S. Army was shot down in a mountainous area of the southwestern part of the country. One of the crew was quickly rescued, but the other, an officer of weapons systems, fell into hostile territory, wounded and alone. For 48 hours he had to hide and move around t…
An almost fictional film scripted mission, but more than real, is what happened to the American pilot whose F15 fighter was shot down by the Iranian militias. One of the two members of the aircraft was rescued, but the other remained in the opponent’s territory for about 48 hours until they found him. But, what happened throughout that time.
Former Navy fighter pilot talks about US mission to rescue pilot shot down over Iran
NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with former Navy fighter pilot Matthew "Whiz" Buckley about the U.S. rescue mission for the crew members of an F-15 fighter jet shot down over Iran.
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