Black Hawk Down veteran recalls AK-47 wound and arterial bleeding in Somalia firefight

James Lechner describes his gruesome AK-47 wound and the intense chaos inside the casualty collection point during the 1993 ...
County Down Spectator

Airman’s name to be added to Bangor War Memorial

By Joe McCann THE name of an RAF pilot who married a Bangor woman before being shot down over Germany in the final days of ...
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135 Soviet aircraft claimed shot down, just 2 Finnish Brewsters lost - The stunning 1941 combat record

During the winter of 1941–1942, Finnish Brewster Buffalo pilots fought increasingly dangerous air battles against Soviet ...
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6 Finnish fighter planes faced 20 Soviet aircraft - then 9 enemy fighters were reportedly shot down

During World War II, Finland's Brewster Buffalo fighters faced fierce aerial battles against Soviet aircraft, despite the ...
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F-15E Shot Down Over Iran: How the Dude 44 Crew Was Brought Home

An F-15E Strike Eagle, call sign Dude 44, was shot down over Iran on April 3, 2026. Here is what is confirmed about the two-stage rescue.
Reuters

Drone shot down in Lithuania was likely aimed at Ukraine, Lithuanian president says

VILNIUS, Sept 16 (Reuters) - The drone shot down in Lithuania by an Italian NATO fighter jet on Tuesday was of a type used by Russia and was most likely targeted at ‌Ukraine, Lithuania's president ...
Stars and Stripes

NATO shoots down drone over Lithuania as Baltic tensions mount

NATO fighter jets shot down a drone over Lithuania early Tuesday, the latest airborne security incident along the alliance’s increasingly tense northeastern flank. The drone, which authorities said ...
The Washington Examiner

US airman shot down in Iran recounts rescue mission: ‘God is good’

A U.S. airman who was shot down over Iran while manning an F-15 fighter jet in the spring recounted the moment he free-fell to the ground over enemy territory and the subsequent rescue mission that ...
Military.com

Airman Shot Down Over Iran Endured 50-Hour Fight to Evade Capture: 'God is Good'

The Air Force officer known publicly by the mission call sign Dude 44 Bravo describes surviving the April 2026 shootdown of an F-15E Strike Eagle over Iran during an interview with CBS’ “60 Minutes.” ...
People

U.S. Airman Recalls ‘Free-Falling’ After Fighter Jet Was Shot Down Over Iran: ‘I Looked Up and Saw No Parachute’

The officer, identified by his mission call sign “Bravo,” told ‘60 Minutes’ correspondent Norah O’Donnell that his survival was a “modern-day miracle” 60 Minutes/Youtube; Jonathan Brady/PA Images via ...
Townhall

The F-15E Weapons Officer Shot-Down Over Iran Just Told His Incredible Story

The attack had damaged Bravo’s parachute, leaving him in what he described as the most terrifying moment of his life: a near free fall over Iran’s mountains. Military debriefers later estimated he ...
The Hill

Air Force colonel recounts how he survived after F-15E jet was shot down over Iran

A U.S. Air Force colonel recounted his story of survival after his F-15E fighter jet was shot down over Iran in April, in the early months of the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran. The colonel spoke ...