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Posted on 04/03/2026 1:19:36 AM PDT by nuconvert
BIG: Iranian state media released images of debris from a U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle fighter jet.
Iran initially claimed it had shot down an F-35, but the wreckage shown clearly matches an F-15E.
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The Iranians have been lying about everything so far...could be a hoax.
Iranian Media Posts Debris From USAF F-15E Claimed to Have Been Downed Earlier Today - The Aviationist https://share.google/fObC9a3sQXuVHKKsc
* Skepticism and partial debunking efforts are emerging quickly on X and in reporting around this specific claim, though a comprehensive, image-by-image forensic debunk (e.g., via reverse image search confirming an exact prior incident) hasn’t gone fully viral yet as of April 3, 2026.
~~Grok
Good summary of analyses done so far at that link.
It is, unfortunately.
Most recent Grok analysis:
No, no confirmed US jet fighter has been shot down over Iran recently (as of April 3, 2026). Iran has made multiple claims of downing US aircraft, but the US military (CENTCOM) has repeatedly denied them, stating that all US aircraft are accounted for with no losses to enemy fire.
I’m not sure that it would be confirmed by us in the middle of the night. Maybe after 7 or 8 in the morning.
The Iranian’s are winning... They shot down a jet... Meanwhile, they can only scrounge up less than 10 projectiles a day to shoot towards Israel.
This ‘war’ was over on day one... And everybody, except the MSM and the Democrats know that. Their futile hope is that Trump will somehow lose... That will not and has not happened. He’s already won and whatever regime comes next in Iran will be pro-western and pro-Israeli.
The Iranian’s are winning... They shot down a jet... Meanwhile, they can only scrounge up less than 10 projectiles a day to shoot towards Israel.
This ‘war’ was over on day one... And everybody, except the MSM and the Democrats know that. Their futile hope is that Trump will somehow lose... That will not and has not happened. He’s already won and whatever regime comes next in Iran will be pro-western and pro-Israeli.
The islamic regime occupying Iran lies continually. Indeed it is an integral part of their religion to lie in order to deceive their enemies. I’ll assume their recent claim in just another lie without confirmation from Centcom.
I’ll be very happy to hear that it’s just IRI propaganda
It has part of the USAFE badge that’s seen on the vertical stabilizers, so if it is one of our then it would likely be from RAF Lakenheath. I’m still going to wait for confirmation on this one.
We'll see.
Doesn’t look like much debris.
Await confirmation.
don’t ya just love “news” from rando “X” posts? They’re the best!
It’s not unthinkable one way or the other.
Yup
FWIW, I’ll wait for Habitual Linecrosser’s take on YouTube.
Mac Afterburner on YouTube also does good analysis of the Iran conflict.
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