US F-15E jet confirmed shot down over Iran as Tehran releases wreckage images
by tjwds on 4/3/2026, 4:00:44 PM
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/03/us-fighter-jet-confirmed-shot-down-over-iran
Comments
by: roadbuster
During the entire gulf war (Iraq, 1990-91), only two F-15s were shot down via surface-to-air engagement. At the time, Baghdad was known to have the highest density of SAM protection out of any city in the world.<p>An F-15 being shot down in Iran after weeks of strategic bombing of their anti-air defense systems is not a good sign.
4/3/2026, 4:34:28 PM
by: rhcom2
One crew member rescued, other is still MIA and being actively searched for <a href="https://www.axios.com/2026/04/03/iran-us-fighter-shot-down" rel="nofollow">https://www.axios.com/2026/04/03/iran-us-fighter-shot-down</a>
4/3/2026, 4:17:16 PM
by: ChrisArchitect
[dupe] Earlier: <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47626347">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47626347</a><p><a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47627182">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47627182</a>
4/3/2026, 4:29:59 PM