16.03.2026 20:20
New footage has emerged regarding the downing of an F-15E Strike Eagle fighter jet belonging to the U.S. Air Force due to "friendly fire" in Kuwait. The footage captures the moments when one of the aircraft, with smoke rising, lost altitude and crashed to the ground.
The repercussions of the "friendly fire" incident in which 3 American F-15E Strike Eagle fighter jets, operating as part of the US-Israel attacks on Iran, were "accidentally" shot down by a Kuwaiti fighter jet continue.
FOOTAGE OF THE MOMENTS THE US FIGHTER JET FELL HAS EMERGED
Recently, footage of the moments when one of the US planes crashed has surfaced. In the footage, the aircraft is seen losing altitude and entering a descent while spinning around, with smoke rising from it. Following that, there are moments when flames are seen rising from the point where the plane crashed to the ground.
WHAT HAPPENED?
Three F-15E Strike Eagle fighter jets belonging to the US Air Force crashed in Kuwait on Sunday, March 1.
The US stated that a Kuwaiti F/A-18 pilot fired 3 missiles at the US planes and that as a result of the "friendly fire" that was "accidentally" opened, 3 US aircraft also fell, but the pilots and those in the back seat safely ejected using their ejection seats.
On the other hand, the purchase price of a similar F-15E Strike Eagle jet in the late 1990s was $31.1 million, while the cost of new F-15EX jets reaches up to $100 million.