As the US and Israel entered the third day of their joint assault on Iran in what the Pentagon has dubbed Operation Epic Fury US military personnel had a brush with death after three US F-15E fighter jets were mistakenly shot down by Kuwaiti air defenses in Al Jahra.
Shocking video posted on X, captured the startling moment the F-15E Strike Eagle jets plummeted to the ground, forcing US pilots to eject and deploy their emergency parachutes.
CENTCOM said all six crew members on board the jets were able to eject safely and are in stable condition.
According to the US Air Force, F-15E Strike Eagles are a dual-role fighter plane, capable of executing both air-to-air and air-to-ground combat missions. Each F-15E jet has two crew members, a pilot and a weapons systems officer, who have the ability to fly at low altitude and any type of weather.
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