Kuwaiti F/A-18 Shoots Down Three U.S. F-15E Strike Eagles in Friendly Fire Incident
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Summary
A Kuwaiti Air Force F/A-18 Hornet shot down three U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagles in a friendly fire incident over Kuwait. New video footage has emerged showing civilian onlookers filming the air-to-air engagement, with the authenticity of the video remaining unconfirmed but appearing genuine. The incident has raised numerous questions about the bizarre blue-on-blue engagement that resulted in significant losses for the U.S. Air Force.
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This is the latest video to have emerged from the extraordinary incident earlier this week in which a Kuwaiti Air Force F/A-18 Hornet was responsible for shooting down three U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagles.
As in the previous videos of the incident and its aftermath, the usual caveats apply as to the nature of its authenticity, which remains unconfirmed.
Questions mount over the bizarre blue-on-blue incident over Kuwait that resulted in the loss of three U.S. Air Force F-15Es.
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