Pilot Ejects
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Iran claims a US F-35 was shot down and its pilot captured after ejecting inside Iranian territory, according to Tasnim News Agency.
Unconfirmed reports suggest a US pilot may have been captured after Iran claimed to down an American fighter jet, raising escalation risks amid intensifying conflict between Tehran, Washington and regional allies.
An F-35 pilot safely ejected from their aircraft shortly before it crashed Tuesday in rural Clark County. A press release from Nellis Air Force Base indicates the F-35 from Nellis crashed at a location about 25 miles northeast of Indian Springs within the controlled airspace of the Nevada Test and Training Range.
A channel affiliated with Iranian state television claimed Friday that a U.S. fighter pilot ejected from their aircraft over southwestern Iran. Read more: