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CBS: F-15E crew member survived two aircraft losses
Filed: Jun 03, 2026 at 3:04 AM ET
Summary: CBS reported a US pilot survived an earlier aircraft loss weeks before his F-15E was shot down in Iran.
WHO: CBS News
WHAT: CBS reported the same US F-15E crew member survived two aircraft losses, including a friendly-fire incident involving Kuwaiti forces.
WHEN: Jun 03, 2026 at 2:38 AM ET
WHERE: Iran
WHY: The pilot was shot down in Iranian airspace in early April, and CBS said he had previously survived another aircraft loss weeks earlier described as a friendly-fire incident involving Kuwaiti forces.
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