From Fox News: A Kuwaiti fighter jet accidentally shot down three U.S. F-15 aircraft during a chaotic response to Iranian drone attacks earlier this week, according to a report first published by The Wall Street Journal and confirmed by Fox News.
The Journal reported that a Kuwaiti F/A-18 pilot fired three missiles at the American jets, bringing down all three aircraft. The U.S. pilots safely ejected, according to officials familiar with the early findings.
The incident occurred shortly after Iranian drones penetrated Kuwaiti air defenses, with one drone striking a tactical operations center at a commercial port in Port Shuaiba, killing six U.S. service members.
Officials said Kuwaiti forces were on high alert when radar detected incoming aircraft and mistakenly targeted the American jets.
Video shows a U.S. fighter jet crashing in Kuwait as a pilot is seen parachuting down on Monday.
The American F-15 fighter jet and two others were shot down over Kuwait in what the U.S. Central Command called “an apparently friendly fire incident” during an Iranian attack on the… pic.twitter.com/vSAgBDpxZB
— CBS News (@CBSNews) March 2, 2026
Video footage of some of the downed pilots is circulating on social media.
In one video, Kuwaiti rescuers appear to be running toward the pilot to make sure she was all right.
WATCH: Video showing locals approaching one of the F-15 pilots who ejected over Kuwait pic.twitter.com/zMqVMfb6g4
— Faytuks Network (@FaytuksNetwork) March 2, 2026
Another pilot was seen being looked after by a group of Kuwaitis.
🚨GREAT NEWS: The U.S. F-15 pilot who went down over Kuwait in a friendly fire incident is ALIVE.
He managed to eject and is currently being looked after by a group of Kuwaitis. Truly a miracle. pic.twitter.com/swx6TMdmi1
— Ryan Fournier (@RyanAFournier) March 2, 2026
Another downed pilot was approached by a group of Kuwaities who first thought he was an Iranian, and were about to beat him with a metal pipe, until he convinced them he was American.
Ejected F-15 Pilot is aggressively approached by Kuwaitis, until they find out he’s an American. pic.twitter.com/8orPJRsV50
— non aesthetic things (@PicturesFoIder) March 3, 2026
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