F-15 pilot shot down over Iran was downed in Kuwait month prior
The pilot of a U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle shot down by Iran survived another shootdown just weeks earlier when Kuwaiti forces mistakenly downed American aircraft in a friendly fire incident, according to a report published Monday.
TL;DR
- A U.S. Air Force F-15E pilot survived being shot down twice in recent weeks.
- The first incident was a friendly fire event by Kuwaiti air defenses on March 2.
- The pilot was flying one of three F-15Es mistakenly downed by Kuwaiti forces.
- He was shot down again in combat over Iran on April 3.
- Both crew members ejected during the April incident and were recovered.
- This pilot is potentially the first fixed-wing Air Force pilot since Vietnam to survive two shootdowns in one conflict.
- Kuwait later acknowledged responsibility for the March 2 shootdowns.