The US Air Force has lost at least seven aircraft in its war with Iran, CNN reported on Saturday. The downing of two US fighter jets in a single day on Friday, in separate incidents – a US Air Force F-15 and an A-10 – raised the total number of manned US aircraft lost in the conflict with Iran to seven, according to the report. On March 2, just days into the war, three F-15s were mistakenly shot down by Kuwaiti air defenses in a friendly fire incident over Kuwait. All six crew members safely ejected. US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said this week that the three pilots have since returned to flying missions against Iran. On March 12, six […]
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