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williamthebastard
rank Fri Apr 03 10:32:21
"Did htey find the pilots atums on teh moon? than it wosnt downd! roflrofl Uh hav teh reely hihg uh-kews!" - csam adams

http://www...t-of-hormuz-f35-shot-down.html

jergul
rank Fri Apr 03 10:37:42
Probably an F-15.

murder
rank Fri Apr 03 12:23:01

Probably old.

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williamthebastard
rank Fri Apr 03 12:37:19
The fact that the US is silent on the matter sounds like its not old

williamthebastard
rank Fri Apr 03 16:51:00
The pilots are on the run being hunted by Iranian forces

Pillz
rank Fri Apr 03 17:35:04
Well that's not very useful as plaintext, elon.

No U.S. F-35 was downed over Iran on April 3, 2026. Iranian state media and the IRGC initially claimed to have shot down a U.S. F-35 stealth fighter jet (described as the "second" such loss) over central/southwestern Iran using air defenses. However, this has been corrected or disproven by wreckage analysis and U.S. officials.f6be80696002
defence-blog.com
What actually happened (confirmed facts)
A U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle (two-seat fighter) was shot down over Iranian territory on April 3, 2026. U.S. officials have confirmed the loss to multiple outlets (including The New York Times, CNN, Axios, and specialist aviation sources). A combat search-and-rescue (CSAR) operation is actively underway to locate the crew.e7b89f4be485e8e5c6
stripes.com
indiatoday.in
Iranian media (Tasnim News, Mehr, Press TV, and IRGC-affiliated channels) released photos and video of the crash site and debris. Independent analysis shows this matches an F-15E Strike Eagle (not an F-35), including tail sections and other components consistent with aircraft from the 494th Fighter Squadron ("LN" tail code, based at RAF Lakenheath, UK). Some Iranian outlets later acknowledged or shifted reporting to an F-15E.25e9d8f432bd
theaviationist.com
yahoo.com
This is the first confirmed U.S. combat loss of a fighter jet over Iran in the ongoing conflict (distinct from earlier friendly-fire incidents or the March 19 F-35 damage event).4d4adb
thedebrief.org
On the pilots/crew
The F-15E carries two crew members (pilot and weapons systems officer). Their identities have not been released publicly.
Iranian media claims: The crew ejected; survival was "unlikely" due to the impact/explosion, or one/both were captured after landing in Iranian territory. Some reports mention a bounty/reward offered to locals for capturing the pilot(s) alive, and that a U.S. rescue attempt (involving helicopters and possibly a C-130) was thwarted. These remain unverified Iranian claims with no independent confirmation.a7810a9a03d13cafe0
nypost.com
indiatoday.in
turkiyetoday.com
U.S. side: Search-and-rescue operations are ongoing inside or near Iranian territory. No official U.S. update on the crew's status (alive, captured, or recovered) has been released as of the latest reports. Some unverified social-media claims (e.g., one pilot rescued) exist but lack corroboration from officials.4304e1
x.com
Background and context
This is not the March 19, 2026 incident, in which a U.S. F-35 was damaged by suspected Iranian fire during a combat mission over Iran, made an emergency landing at a regional U.S. base, and the pilot sustained shrapnel wounds but was stable. That jet was not shot down or lost.d2d35b
No Pentagon or CENTCOM public statement has fact-checked today's event yet (unlike prior Iranian claims, which they have denied). Details remain limited for operational security.e177ae
news24online.com
The situation is developing amid the broader U.S.-Iran conflict. All Iranian claims of multiple prior F-35/F-15/etc. losses have generally been disputed by the U.S. in the past.
In summary, there are no confirmed facts about any F-35 being downed today—the Iranian "F-35" claim appears to have been a misidentification of the F-15E incident. The two crew members of the confirmed downed F-15E remain the focus of an active U.S. rescue effort, with their fate unknown publicly. Information is based on cross-reported U.S. official sources, Iranian state media, and open-source analysis; it could evolve rapidly.

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williamthebastard
rank Fri Apr 03 17:36:19
Very slow little junkie boy, we all worked that out several hours ago. I'm glad youre still friends with your sentient, phone though ;)

patom
rank Fri Apr 03 17:36:53
This has to be fake news!! Our fearless Leader and his all knowing boss of the Department of War. Have assured us that Iran's air defenses have been obliterated. They have shown us REALY big pictures of REALY big explosions from our REALY big bombs.

Pillz
rank Fri Apr 03 17:39:15
And yet no links or updates have been posted

williamthebastard
rank Fri Apr 03 17:46:43
Shhh homeless junkie child.

I wonder what it feels like to be hunted and about be captured any minute to know that your president "prefers soldiers that dont get caught"?

Pillz
rank Fri Apr 03 17:48:50
You would qualify for the womens Olympics, even after their ruling to ban men from women's sports, neo nazi

williamthebastard
rank Fri Apr 03 22:49:45
A-10 Warthog down.

murder
rank Fri Apr 03 23:33:52

Just to make Sam happy, the missing F-15E pilot is going to turn out to be a black lesbian woman.

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Pillz
rank Sat Apr 04 01:37:00
Lol

Allahuakbar
rank Sat Apr 04 07:18:55
Everybody fights you in Iran, nobody wants you there. An invasion with ground forces would mean 1 million dead Usanians.

https://x.com/Osinttechnical/status/2040145805802106941

Footage of Iranian police firing small arms at a pair of USAF HH-60Ws searching for the downed F-15E crew earlier today.

TheChildren
rank Sat Apr 04 07:51:48
rofl yestaday was anotha meatball day!

u got rekted.

not just f15 (but potentially a fattie 35 amie), but also a10 warthog DOWNED!!!

https://ww...ge-aerial-search-underway-crew

which brings da total tally of jets downed to like 10 not countin those radar planes and ova 30 reapa drones

rofl

but ofc da official story is da ghost of kuwait accidentally "crashed" those planes...

lmao dis fog of war thing is soo stupid
u is think da world is as low iq as u?

TheChildren
rank Sat Apr 04 07:58:31
rofl and apparently a rescue copta lookin 4 da pilot, was DOWNED as well...

7D CHEES IS WIN

TheChildren
rank Sat Apr 04 09:10:39
holy fuckin smokes!

i been readin da comments and tryin catchin up...

yestaday was COOKIN day.

1 fattie 15
2 ancient10 warthogs
1 fattie 16 damaged
sevaral reapa drones
2 black haw DOWNED

u is gettin COOKED

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Let's try this again F-15E - destroyed A-10C - destroyed A-10C - damaged - RTB CH-47 - destroyed in Kuwait F-16 - reportedly damaged - RTB HH-60W - damaged RTB HH-60W - damaged RTB F-16 - squawk 7700 over Iraq - RTB KC-135R - squawk 7700 RTB MQ-9 - destroyed

https://ww...h-underway-crew#comment-stream
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TheChildren
rank Sat Apr 04 09:12:20
nottin some ducktape is not fix!
get dis bird back in2 da air!

https://ww...hits_us_chinook_helicopter_at/

8D CHEESS
da choppa is fine, just missin some plates. bring out da fuck tape!

murder
rank Sat Apr 04 14:05:47
^link was deleted

Pillz
rank Sat Apr 04 14:32:15
1 A-10 down
1 A-10 damaged
2 Blackhawks damaged

Is what I find pertaining to the search & rescue

One pilot rescued. One missing.

Pillz
rank Sat Apr 04 15:35:02
Rybar says a helicopter was lost too. Maybe it's one of those damaged.

A Chinook was taken out I guess in the same attack that hit the F-16.

So you're losing aircraft to AA and air to ground now.

This is gonna get expensive fast. A few thousand marines aren't gonna accomplish anything.

We can tack on the cost of another A-10 replacement program to the bill for this war

Allahuakbar
rank Sat Apr 04 16:11:53
"Iran running out of missiles!!!!!"

https://ww...-degraded-capabilities/3888357

01.04.2026 - Update : 02.04.2026

According to INSS data, Iran launched 215 drone attacks on Israel in the past week alone, accounting for approximately 28% of the total UAV attacks carried out over four weeks.

Considering that Iran had conducted around 500 drone retaliatory attacks on Israel as of March 19, the addition of 215 attacks in the past week indicates no significant change in Iran’s operational capacity.

INSS also reported that Iran launched 200 missiles at Israel over the past week — equivalent to 31% of the total 585 missiles fired over four weeks.

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williamthebastard rank	Fri Apr 03 10:32:21 "Did htey find the pilots atums on teh moon? than it wosnt downd! roflrofl Uh hav teh reely hihg uh-kews!" - csam adams http://www...t-of-hormuz-f35-shot-down.html
jergul rank	Fri Apr 03 10:37:42 Probably an F-15.
murder rank	Fri Apr 03 12:23:01 Probably old. -
williamthebastard rank	Fri Apr 03 12:37:19 The fact that the US is silent on the matter sounds like its not old
williamthebastard rank	Fri Apr 03 16:51:00 The pilots are on the run being hunted by Iranian forces
Pillz rank	Fri Apr 03 17:35:04 Well that's not very useful as plaintext, elon. No U.S. F-35 was downed over Iran on April 3, 2026. Iranian state media and the IRGC initially claimed to have shot down a U.S. F-35 stealth fighter jet (described as the "second" such loss) over central/southwestern Iran using air defenses. However, this has been corrected or disproven by wreckage analysis and U.S. officials.f6be80696002 defence-blog.com What actually happened (confirmed facts) A U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle (two-seat fighter) was shot down over Iranian territory on April 3, 2026. U.S. officials have confirmed the loss to multiple outlets (including The New York Times, CNN, Axios, and specialist aviation sources). A combat search-and-rescue (CSAR) operation is actively underway to locate the crew.e7b89f4be485e8e5c6 stripes.com indiatoday.in Iranian media (Tasnim News, Mehr, Press TV, and IRGC-affiliated channels) released photos and video of the crash site and debris. Independent analysis shows this matches an F-15E Strike Eagle (not an F-35), including tail sections and other components consistent with aircraft from the 494th Fighter Squadron ("LN" tail code, based at RAF Lakenheath, UK). Some Iranian outlets later acknowledged or shifted reporting to an F-15E.25e9d8f432bd theaviationist.com yahoo.com This is the first confirmed U.S. combat loss of a fighter jet over Iran in the ongoing conflict (distinct from earlier friendly-fire incidents or the March 19 F-35 damage event).4d4adb thedebrief.org On the pilots/crew The F-15E carries two crew members (pilot and weapons systems officer). Their identities have not been released publicly. Iranian media claims: The crew ejected; survival was "unlikely" due to the impact/explosion, or one/both were captured after landing in Iranian territory. Some reports mention a bounty/reward offered to locals for capturing the pilot(s) alive, and that a U.S. rescue attempt (involving helicopters and possibly a C-130) was thwarted. These remain unverified Iranian claims with no independent confirmation.a7810a9a03d13cafe0 nypost.com indiatoday.in turkiyetoday.com U.S. side: Search-and-rescue operations are ongoing inside or near Iranian territory. No official U.S. update on the crew's status (alive, captured, or recovered) has been released as of the latest reports. Some unverified social-media claims (e.g., one pilot rescued) exist but lack corroboration from officials.4304e1 x.com Background and context This is not the March 19, 2026 incident, in which a U.S. F-35 was damaged by suspected Iranian fire during a combat mission over Iran, made an emergency landing at a regional U.S. base, and the pilot sustained shrapnel wounds but was stable. That jet was not shot down or lost.d2d35b No Pentagon or CENTCOM public statement has fact-checked today's event yet (unlike prior Iranian claims, which they have denied). Details remain limited for operational security.e177ae news24online.com The situation is developing amid the broader U.S.-Iran conflict. All Iranian claims of multiple prior F-35/F-15/etc. losses have generally been disputed by the U.S. in the past. In summary, there are no confirmed facts about any F-35 being downed today—the Iranian "F-35" claim appears to have been a misidentification of the F-15E incident. The two crew members of the confirmed downed F-15E remain the focus of an active U.S. rescue effort, with their fate unknown publicly. Information is based on cross-reported U.S. official sources, Iranian state media, and open-source analysis; it could evolve rapidly. --- Grok 4.20
williamthebastard rank	Fri Apr 03 17:36:19 Very slow little junkie boy, we all worked that out several hours ago. I'm glad youre still friends with your sentient, phone though ;)
patom rank	Fri Apr 03 17:36:53 This has to be fake news!! Our fearless Leader and his all knowing boss of the Department of War. Have assured us that Iran's air defenses have been obliterated. They have shown us REALY big pictures of REALY big explosions from our REALY big bombs.
Pillz rank	Fri Apr 03 17:39:15 And yet no links or updates have been posted
williamthebastard rank	Fri Apr 03 17:46:43 Shhh homeless junkie child. I wonder what it feels like to be hunted and about be captured any minute to know that your president "prefers soldiers that dont get caught"?
Pillz rank	Fri Apr 03 17:48:50 You would qualify for the womens Olympics, even after their ruling to ban men from women's sports, neo nazi
williamthebastard rank	Fri Apr 03 22:49:45 A-10 Warthog down.
murder rank	Fri Apr 03 23:33:52 Just to make Sam happy, the missing F-15E pilot is going to turn out to be a black lesbian woman. -
Pillz rank	Sat Apr 04 01:37:00 Lol
Allahuakbar rank	Sat Apr 04 07:18:55 Everybody fights you in Iran, nobody wants you there. An invasion with ground forces would mean 1 million dead Usanians. https://x.com/Osinttechnical/status/2040145805802106941 Footage of Iranian police firing small arms at a pair of USAF HH-60Ws searching for the downed F-15E crew earlier today.
TheChildren rank	Sat Apr 04 07:51:48 rofl yestaday was anotha meatball day! u got rekted. not just f15 (but potentially a fattie 35 amie), but also a10 warthog DOWNED!!! https://ww...ge-aerial-search-underway-crew which brings da total tally of jets downed to like 10 not countin those radar planes and ova 30 reapa drones rofl but ofc da official story is da ghost of kuwait accidentally "crashed" those planes... lmao dis fog of war thing is soo stupid u is think da world is as low iq as u?
TheChildren rank	Sat Apr 04 07:58:31 rofl and apparently a rescue copta lookin 4 da pilot, was DOWNED as well... 7D CHEES IS WIN
TheChildren rank	Sat Apr 04 09:10:39 holy fuckin smokes! i been readin da comments and tryin catchin up... yestaday was COOKIN day. 1 fattie 15 2 ancient10 warthogs 1 fattie 16 damaged sevaral reapa drones 2 black haw DOWNED u is gettin COOKED _____________________ Let's try this again F-15E - destroyed A-10C - destroyed A-10C - damaged - RTB CH-47 - destroyed in Kuwait F-16 - reportedly damaged - RTB HH-60W - damaged RTB HH-60W - damaged RTB F-16 - squawk 7700 over Iraq - RTB KC-135R - squawk 7700 RTB MQ-9 - destroyed https://ww...h-underway-crew#comment-stream __________________
TheChildren rank	Sat Apr 04 09:12:20 nottin some ducktape is not fix! get dis bird back in2 da air! https://ww...hits_us_chinook_helicopter_at/ 8D CHEESS da choppa is fine, just missin some plates. bring out da fuck tape!
murder rank	Sat Apr 04 14:05:47 ^link was deleted
Pillz rank	Sat Apr 04 14:32:15 1 A-10 down 1 A-10 damaged 2 Blackhawks damaged Is what I find pertaining to the search & rescue One pilot rescued. One missing.
Pillz rank	Sat Apr 04 15:35:02 Rybar says a helicopter was lost too. Maybe it's one of those damaged. A Chinook was taken out I guess in the same attack that hit the F-16. So you're losing aircraft to AA and air to ground now. This is gonna get expensive fast. A few thousand marines aren't gonna accomplish anything. We can tack on the cost of another A-10 replacement program to the bill for this war
Allahuakbar rank	Sat Apr 04 16:11:53 "Iran running out of missiles!!!!!" https://ww...-degraded-capabilities/3888357 01.04.2026 - Update : 02.04.2026 According to INSS data, Iran launched 215 drone attacks on Israel in the past week alone, accounting for approximately 28% of the total UAV attacks carried out over four weeks. Considering that Iran had conducted around 500 drone retaliatory attacks on Israel as of March 19, the addition of 215 attacks in the past week indicates no significant change in Iran’s operational capacity. INSS also reported that Iran launched 200 missiles at Israel over the past week — equivalent to 31% of the total 585 missiles fired over four weeks.
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