F-15E jet shot down over Iran

C-130s and helicopters flying low over Iran right after they shot down an F-15 in the same spot is wild. Whatever I think of the war idiocy, that's brave.

Re: F-15E jet shot down over Iran

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Post by uticus » Fri, Apr 03, 2026, 1:58 PM UTC

ceejayoz wrote: post #4

uticus wrote: post #2

Also reported at https://theaviationist.com/2026/04/03/iran-f-15e-debris/

C-130s and helicopters flying low over Iran right after they shot down an F-15 in the same spot is wild. Whatever I think of the war idiocy, that's brave.

It's breaking news...meaning it may be inaccurate. CENTCOM certainly is saying it's false [0]. But there are enough signs of it being genuine, to be concerning at this stage.

Flying low over Iran at this point is planned, expensive "standoff" munitions were planned to give way to more accurate and less expensive munitions once air superiority was reached - which U.S. has been claiming has happened for a while now.

[0] https://x.com/CENTCOM/status/2039805134704660622

Re: F-15E jet shot down over Iran

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Post by ceejayoz » Fri, Apr 03, 2026, 2:20 PM UTC

uticus wrote: post #5

ceejayoz wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

C-130s and helicopters flying low over Iran right after they shot down an F-15 in the same spot is wild. Whatever I think of the war idiocy, that's brave.

It's breaking news...meaning it may be inaccurate. CENTCOM certainly is saying it's false [0]. But there are enough signs of it being genuine, to be concerning at this stage. Flying low over Iran at this point is planned, expensive "standoff" munitions were planned to give way to more accurate and less expensive munitions once air superiority was reached - which U.S. has been claiming has happened for a while now. [0…

> CENTCOM certainly is saying it's false…

Any time this administration cries "fake news" is probably a tell.

> Flying low over Iran at this point is planned…

But with C-130s and helos, in an area that just shot down a F-15? That's risky. One of the videos shows the C-130 deploying flares.

Re: F-15E jet shot down over Iran

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Post by uticus » Fri, Apr 03, 2026, 2:35 PM UTC

ceejayoz wrote: post #6

uticus wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's breaking news...meaning it may be inaccurate. CENTCOM certainly is saying it's false [0]. But there are enough signs of it being genuine, to be concerning at this stage. Flying low over Iran at this point is planned, expensive "standoff" munitions were planned to give way to more accurate and less expensive munitions once air superiority was reached - which U.S. has been claiming has happened for a while now. [0…

> CENTCOM certainly is saying it's false… Any time this administration cries "fake news" is probably a tell. > Flying low over Iran at this point is planned… But with C-130s and helos, in an area that just shot down a F-15? That's risky. One of the videos shows the C-130 deploying flares.

You do have a point. F-18 narrowly missed a MANPAD recently too

Re: F-15E jet shot down over Iran

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Post by aaron695 » Fri, Apr 03, 2026, 2:38 PM UTC

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Re: F-15E jet shot down over Iran

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Post by verdverm » Fri, Apr 03, 2026, 2:53 PM UTC

CNN is reporting this confirmed by three US sources

https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/03/politics/us-fighter-jet-iran

Re: F-15E jet shot down over Iran

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Post by mothballed » Fri, Apr 03, 2026, 2:56 PM UTC

If the pilots are recovered we probably won't hear about it from either side for hours. Iran will want to get them a mile underground before they send out the B-rolls. If recovered by the US, they will want them out of theater before anyone knows better so they can't be targeted.