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US pilot survived for two days behind enemy lines with broken back after Iran shot down plane: ‘It was terrifying’

The Independent World · 14 September 2026 at 09:45

US pilot survived for two days behind enemy lines with broken back after Iran shot down plane: ‘It was terrifying’

The airman had to be rescued from the mountains of Iran in April after his jet was downed by Iranian fire

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US pilot survived for two days behind enemy lines with broken back after Iran shot down plane: ‘It was terrifying’

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