F-15E Pilot Downed Over Iran Had Also Survived Kuwaiti Friendly Fire Shootdown at Start of War

<img width="460" height="259" src="https://theaviationist.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/CamoF15ETooledUp_4-460x259.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="F-15E pilot shot down two times" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async" />The pilot of DUDE44, the F-15E Strike Eagle downed over Iran, was reportedly also one of the pilots who were shot down by Kuwaiti friendly fire in the opening days of Operation Epic Fury. In a very rare occurrence, it appears that the pilot of the U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle shot down over [&#8230;]