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A U.S. F-35 stealth warplane was deed by suspected Iranian occurrence and made an exigency landing astatine American aerial basal successful West Asia, U.S. media reported connected Thursday (March 19, 2026).
"The craft landed safely, and the aviator is successful unchangeable condition," Captain Tim Hawkins, spokesperson for US Central Command, said successful a statement, without confirming the reports from outlets including ABC and CNN.
"This incidental is nether investigation," Mr. Hawkins added.
The United States has mislaid aggregate craft during the struggle — including 3 F-15s mistakenly changeable down by Kuwaiti forces, and a KC-135 refueling craft that crashed successful Iraq — but nary that are known to person been deed by Iranian fire.
The United States and Israel launched a monolithic aerial run against Iran pursuing a large buildup of U.S. subject forces — including F-35s — successful the region.
Thirteen U.S. work members person been killed since the commencement of the cognition connected February 28: six successful the KC-135 clang and 7 successful Iranian attacks aboriginal successful the war.
Around 200 U.S. subject unit person besides been wounded successful 7 countries crossed West Asia since the commencement of the war, astir of whom person already returned to duty, according to the U.S. military.
