How a wounded Air Force officer stayed safe in Iran after plane was shot down
Bravo, the code name for the Air Force officer shot down over Iran, survived for 48 hours on the ground with a broken back, broken arm and broken shoulder.
On April 2, a U.S. Air Force fighter jet was shot down over Iran, leaving two officers stranded in a mountainous region. The U.S. military launched one of its largest search and rescue operations to find the stranded pilots, who were being pursued by Iranian forces. The mission involved striking industrial facilities related to Iran's drone and missile programs.
The officer who survived the crash, known as Bravo, ejected from the damaged aircraft and found himself alone in the Iranian desert. Despite sustaining severe injuries, including a broken back, Bravo managed to hike up a 7,000-foot ridgeline and ultimately evaded capture.
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