Iran displays wreckage of downed US and Israeli aircraft
Iran is showing off some of the US and Israeli aircraft it has brought down during the almost six-month war in the Persian Gulf. State-run Press TV posted images on social media Friday of the remnants of a US Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle fighter jet, several drones and what appear to be the engines … The post Iran displays wreckage of downed US and Israeli aircraft appeared first on Egypt…
Press TV has unveiled remnants of US and Israeli aircraft that Iran's IRGC Aerospace Force shot down during the ongoing six-month conflict in the Persian Gulf. A caption accompanying the images reads, "Images of US-Israeli aircraft shot down by the IRGC Aerospace Force’s newly developed air defense system," referring to Iran's defense capabilities.
The displayed wreckage includes an F-15E Strike Eagle fighter jet from the US Air Force, several drones, and the engines of a MC-130J special operations aircraft. These remnants are believed to be from a single incident on April 3 when an F-15 fighter jet was targeted by anti-aircraft fire, forcing its two-man crew to eject and be recovered by US Special Operations forces.
However, during the rescue operation, two of the four-engine MC-130Js became stranded on a makeshift desert airstrip and were subsequently destroyed. The Pentagon has not yet confirmed the number of drones lost by the US during the war. The location of the displayed wreckage is an underground bunker, but specific details remain undisclosed.
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