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> emergency landing

https://preview.redd.it/f35-i-shot-down-in-iran-v0-0gdyroc4o....

I think it's ok to say that it crashed into the ground but the pilot survived.

With 'emergency landing' people assume it was just a rough landing whereas the plane here is completely and utterly broken.



As an aviator, that right there counts as an emergency landing. A hard one.

They limped it back home, they didn’t ditch a very sensitive airframe over enemy territory, I’d call that a win and the pilot deserves a medal for that.


I don't know if you noticed but that's not a US F-35 (whole image is probably fake tbh) and the reddit post is from 2025.


Nop I didn't, assumed it was right since the reddit post where it was shown had many upvotes.

Thanks for pointing it out.


You should at least share an image of f35...


Source of that image though.. ?


An AI prompt in June 2025.




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