Iran says it shot down second US F-35 fighter and pilot’s survival is ‘unlikely’

A North American F-35 jet taxiing at the Al Udeid base, in Qatar, with other jets and aircraft in the background, in an image from 2023. Leon Redfern/United States Army Iran claims to have shot down the United States’ second F-35 fighter this Friday (3). The attack occurred while the aircraft was flying over the center of the country. According to Iran, the survival of the aircraft’s pilot is “unlikely”, according to Iranian news agency Mehr. 📱Download the g1 app to see the news in real time and for free The first fighter jet was shot down on March 19th. The statement was made shortly after the international press reported that an F-35 was forced to make an emergency landing at an American base in the Middle East. (see video below) Video shows moment in which Iran allegedly targeted US F-35 fighter jet According to two sources interviewed by the TV channel CNN International, the aircraft was allegedly hit in an attack by Iran. A video released by the Iranian agency Mehr allegedly shows the moment in which an anti-aircraft battery hits the fighter. The aircraft landed safely and the pilot was in stable condition. The incident is being investigated. This is the second time Iran has targeted a US aircraft since the war began on February 28. The F-35 is a jet manufactured by Lockheed Martin for the US Armed Forces, mainly in partnership with other countries. It is part of the so-called fifth generation fighter group, the most advanced currently. Due to greater technology on board, especially to become “invisible” to radars, there were no reports until this Thursday that an F-35 had been shot down in combat.

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