Reported claim

“A United States F-15 fighter jet was shot down by Iranian military forces early on Saturday, March 16, 2024, in south-west Iranian airspace, with one crew member rescued by US special forces and the other remaining missing.”

high confidence 20 sources

Reported by 20 sources.

Belief History

Apr 06 Apr 06

Sources

Al-Monitor supports medium reliability

2026-04-06

Al-Monitor supports medium reliability

2026-04-06

TASS English supports low reliability

2026-04-06

TASS English supports low reliability

2026-04-06

Al Jazeera Arabic supports medium reliability

2026-04-06

Al-Monitor supports medium reliability

None

2026-04-05

France 24 English supports medium reliability

None

2026-04-05

Daily Sabah supports medium reliability

2026-04-05

Jerusalem Post supports medium reliability

2026-04-05

Al-Monitor supports medium reliability

2026-04-05

Middle East Eye supports medium reliability

2026-04-05

TASS English supports low reliability

None

2026-04-05

Jerusalem Post supports medium reliability

None

2026-04-04

The Hindu supports high reliability

2026-04-04

Al Jazeera supports medium reliability

None

2026-04-04

BBC World News supports high reliability

2026-04-04

Hurriyet Daily News supports medium reliability

an American hostile fighter jet in central Iranian airspace was struck and destroyed by the IRGC Aerospace Force's advanced air defence system

2026-04-04

Iran International supports medium reliability

2026-04-04

Iran International supports medium reliability

2026-04-04

The Guardian World supports high reliability

2026-04-04

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