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It now looks as though one American fighter pilot was shot down not once, but twice during combat operations against Iran during Operatic Epic Fury, and I can’t decide if this is a tale of the world’s unluckiest pilot… or the luckiest one.
Let’s talk about what we know.
You can see the original report from Sean Naylor at The High Side here:
thehighside.substack.com/p/pilot-of-f-15e-downed-over-iran-had
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Citations:
thehighside.substack.com/p/pilot-of-f-15e-downed-over-iran-had
transcripts.cnn.com/show/cnc/date/2026-04-06/segment/08
nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/iran-may-used-chinese-missile-shoot-us-fighter-jet-sources-say-rcna347555
theaviationist.com/2026/03/06/unverified-video-of-friendly-fire
wsj.com/livecoverage/iran-war-news-updates-2026/card/kuwait-says-air-defenses-intercepted-hundreds-of-missiles-and-drones-Uvob7n61eVcCJ4Sn7jig?gaa_at=eafs&gaa_n=AWEtsqf6qz2eRggQikHCU8ZqRbHEbsvFRV2HdOFWjLJD74KIhD0DMe5-VvFHDqdv6T4%3D&gaa_ts=69ab0f06&gaa_sig=dh7zn_QdZdpsRiQAaQDMR9-l_jE09vk9i3rV_6NW-UxVXagVWafjf4fWr-VoxQN88NSinJK_GSg9S81WRL3aWA%3D%3D
wdmma.org/kuwait-air-force.php
baesystems.com/dam/jcr:44b079f8-55e6-4f0f-8bac-49e3f8943088
baesystems.com/en-us/product/an-alr-56-radar-warning-receivers
baesystems.com/en/product/anaar57-common-missile-warning-system-cmws
ejectionsite.com/acesiitech.htm
https://sites.nd.edu/biomechanics-in-the-wild/2021/04/06/top-gun-trauma-the-effects-of-ejecting-from-a-fighter-jet-on-the-spine/
https://www.mcconnell.af.mil/News/Article/765697/pow-shares-story-of-faith-and-redemption-with-airmen/
dvidshub.net/news/printable/507314
collectspace.com/ubb/Forum38/HTML/001887.html
web.archive.org/web/20100818093441/http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,2011189,00.html
Go to https://ground.news/Sandboxx to stay fully informed on military developments around the world. Subscribe through my link right now for 40% off their Vantage Plan, which is what I use everyday.
– BREAK –
It now looks as though one American fighter pilot was shot down not once, but twice during combat operations against Iran during Operatic Epic Fury, and I can’t decide if this is a tale of the world’s unluckiest pilot… or the luckiest one.
Let’s talk about what we know.
You can see the original report from Sean Naylor at The High Side here:
thehighside.substack.com/p/pilot-of-f-15e-downed-over-iran-had
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Citations:
thehighside.substack.com/p/pilot-of-f-15e-downed-over-iran-had
transcripts.cnn.com/show/cnc/date/2026-04-06/segment/08
nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/iran-may-used-chinese-missile-shoot-us-fighter-jet-sources-say-rcna347555
theaviationist.com/2026/03/06/unverified-video-of-friendly-fire
wsj.com/livecoverage/iran-war-news-updates-2026/card/kuwait-says-air-defenses-intercepted-hundreds-of-missiles-and-drones-Uvob7n61eVcCJ4Sn7jig?gaa_at=eafs&gaa_n=AWEtsqf6qz2eRggQikHCU8ZqRbHEbsvFRV2HdOFWjLJD74KIhD0DMe5-VvFHDqdv6T4%3D&gaa_ts=69ab0f06&gaa_sig=dh7zn_QdZdpsRiQAaQDMR9-l_jE09vk9i3rV_6NW-UxVXagVWafjf4fWr-VoxQN88NSinJK_GSg9S81WRL3aWA%3D%3D
wdmma.org/kuwait-air-force.php
baesystems.com/dam/jcr:44b079f8-55e6-4f0f-8bac-49e3f8943088
baesystems.com/en-us/product/an-alr-56-radar-warning-receivers
baesystems.com/en/product/anaar57-common-missile-warning-system-cmws
ejectionsite.com/acesiitech.htm
https://sites.nd.edu/biomechanics-in-the-wild/2021/04/06/top-gun-trauma-the-effects-of-ejecting-from-a-fighter-jet-on-the-spine/
https://www.mcconnell.af.mil/News/Article/765697/pow-shares-story-of-faith-and-redemption-with-airmen/
dvidshub.net/news/printable/507314
collectspace.com/ubb/Forum38/HTML/001887.html
web.archive.org/web/20100818093441/http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,2011189,00.html
