Iran shoots down U.S. F-15 fighter jet

Iran said it had shot down a United States Air Force fighter jet over its territory, and footage released by Iranian channels appears to show the wreckage of an F-15E Strike Eagle from the U.S. Air Force’s 494th Fighter Squadron. Iranian outlets initially claimed the aircraft was an F-35, but a clos

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Iran said it had shot down a United States Air Force fighter jet over its territory, and footage released by Iranian channels appears to show the wreckage of an F-15E Strike Eagle from the U.S. Air Force’s 494th Fighter Squadron. Iranian outlets initially claimed the aircraft was an F-35, but a closer review of the […]

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