Shot down over Iran, hunted for 50 hours: How US fighter survived behind enemy lines
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The officer, a weapons-systems officer identified by his mission call sign as 'Dude 44 Bravo', was rescued on Easter Sunday after spending two days injured and hiding in Iran’s mountainous desert, while Iranian forces searched for him.
A US Air Force officer revealed how he survived for nearly 50 hours in Iran after his F-15E fighter jet was shot down during a strike mission in April.
He shared that more than 90 American service members were eventually deployed in one of the most complex US military rescue operations in recent history.
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A US Air Force officer revealed how he survived for nearly 50 hours in Iran after his F-15E fighter jet was shot down during a strike mission in April.
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The officer, a weapons-systems officer identified by his mission call sign as 'Dude 44 Bravo', was rescued on Easter Sunday after spending two days injured and hiding in Iran’s mountainous desert, while Iranian forces searched for him.
He shared that more than 90 American service members were eventually deployed in one of the most complex US military rescue operations in recent history.