“A US F-35 fighter jet made an emergency landing at US air base in the Middle East after it was struck by what is believed to be Iranian fire, according to two sources familiar with the matter.
Capt. Tim Hawkins, a spokesperson for US Central Command, said the fifth-generation stealth jet was “flying a combat mission over Iran” when it was forced to make an emergency landing. Hawkins said the aircraft landed safely and the incident is under investigation.
“The aircraft landed safely, and the pilot is in stable condition,” Hawkins added. “This incident is under investigation.””
OhHeyMister on
I was here!!
DrTatertott on
It was confirmed and it also returned to base intact. Which explains why the video cuts out immediately.
NoElephant7245 on
Seems fake to be honest.
ComfyDema on
Maybe if you keep reposting it it’ll stay up
A-10Kalishnikov on
I heard the pilot is alright and the plane landed safely.
EliteFortnite on
You can see the outline of the plane after maybe it was proximity.
CENTCOM confirmed a F35 made an emergency landing today and that the pilot is fine, most likely this.
Not sure why a F35 is flying at an altitude this low anyways, no real surprise it was hit. Even if it was a radar guided missile, stealth only serves to reduces the range from where you can get a weapons grade lock. Regardless of what type of system was used to hit it, it is curious how no evasive was taken though, you’d think their MAWS would alert the pilot
Such_Fault8897 on
Ah I see why my video was removed, I forgot to cover it with watermarks
No shade thanks for posting lol
hifumiyo1 on
And the plane landed safely
brusann on
Is it common for a heat signature to be perfectly uniform like that, down to the exhaust?
FunkyCredo on
So rule 3 again in 5 minutes?
JustaRandoonreddit on
Conveniently cut to not show the f-35 taking the damage and returning?
CoffeeExtraCream on
Assuming this video is real, this will show that Iran still has some level of air defense almost 3 weeks into the war.
NordicHorde2 on
Looks suspect to me. Likely faked after Iran heard the news of an F35 making an emergency landing.
imaginaryResources on
Why was the other post removed lol
Jaded-Form-8236 on
Looks like shrapnel only from the fragmentation cone.
The fighter comes out of the other side of the hit.
Probably got a flare off at the last moment to get a detonation from the anti air missile.
Why did this video get edited to not show afterwards?
🤔
Connect_Sympathy2112 on
I leaned not real until you slow it down…if you look at the last few frames, the jet continues to have propulsion and isn’t heavily damaged, which we have confirmed with the actual source (CNN)… Lastly: anyone know why the aqua blue dot is on the screen (gotta slow it down just before the hit)? American here just for reference (and i don’t believe in American superiority, so I have no interest in being right)
AnyProgressIsGood on
weird projectile coming from the missile at :06
Ok-Seaworthiness3874 on
can’t wait to see the trump / brick headed secdef Hegseth pressie explaining how this was a freak accident and perhaps only explained by Iran getting their hands on some type of Alien technology left behind from the building of the pyramids
Axelrad77 on
This video is so short that idk what to make of it. It looks so easy to fake, because of the length and lack of detail, and the IRGC aren’t exactly a trustworthy source. But it could be a legit clip that Iran cut off early because they didn’t want to show the F-35 flying off. They clearly wanted to make it look like a kill shot – which is also part of what gives me pause, because the shot doesn’t look like something an aircraft *would* fly away from.
If it is legit, then I’m surprised they got a missile on it, and seemingly without the pilot noticing (no evasive maneuvers). But also, it makes the F-35 look sturdy as fuck, because that does look like a shot that would kill most fighters, but the F-35 reportedly landed safely back at base. That was literally the first bit of news we had about this incident, was that a damaged F-35 had made an emergency landing.
Also, several missile experts have begun casting doubts on the authenticity of the video, which has me leaning towards thinking it’s probably a fake. Time will tell as more evidence comes out.
This is by manpads or from other AD? Also they cut the video way too short I wanna see how it flew away after being hit. Also, why the F35 didn’t deploy any countermeasures or did evasive maneuver as if the pilot didn’t know the missile has a lock on and is approaching him
Equivalent_Candy5248 on
The F-35 seems to be much more similar to A-10 than to other fast jets it’s usually compared to. First indication was the naval F-35C that crashed on the carrier deck and remained mostly in one piece, and now this… built like a brick shithouse!
infinitezer0es on
I remember just a couple weeks ago arguing with some guy here about whether iran could shoot down a stealth fighter. I pointed out that even Serbia was able to shoot down the F117 back in the 90s and thay given enough opportunities Iran would begin finding ways to take the F35 down… and now here we are.
Reptilian_Brain_420 on
A lot of people assume that “stealth” makes an aircraft invisible.
It only reduces visibility in specific commonly used) radar frequencies.
Doesn’t do anything significant in IR.
roam3D on
If the jet made a landing after being struck; this footage is propaganda BS.
when_noob_play_dota on
>F35 mentioned
thread is full of lockheed martin sales people
AlphaSquared24 on
Super fake looking FLIR.
Sanaralerx on
Nice of them to cut it right after the hit to avoid showing that the plane survived.
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Lol previous one already got deleted
Anyone wanna guess how long this stays up?
I’m going to ask a question that I am pretty sure I already know the answer to, but why has this video been removed several times here already
Who, what, when, where, why? (Taken from CombatFootage rules)
Why are all posts talking about this getting nuked
[https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/19/politics/f-35-damage-iran-war](https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/19/politics/f-35-damage-iran-war)
“A US F-35 fighter jet made an emergency landing at US air base in the Middle East after it was struck by what is believed to be Iranian fire, according to two sources familiar with the matter.
Capt. Tim Hawkins, a spokesperson for US Central Command, said the fifth-generation stealth jet was “flying a combat mission over Iran” when it was forced to make an emergency landing. Hawkins said the aircraft landed safely and the incident is under investigation.
“The aircraft landed safely, and the pilot is in stable condition,” Hawkins added. “This incident is under investigation.””
I was here!!
It was confirmed and it also returned to base intact. Which explains why the video cuts out immediately.
Seems fake to be honest.
Maybe if you keep reposting it it’ll stay up
I heard the pilot is alright and the plane landed safely.
You can see the outline of the plane after maybe it was proximity.
[https://imgur.com/a/qt1aGCZ](https://imgur.com/a/qt1aGCZ)
This is not going to be a good look at all…
CENTCOM confirmed a F35 made an emergency landing today and that the pilot is fine, most likely this.
Not sure why a F35 is flying at an altitude this low anyways, no real surprise it was hit. Even if it was a radar guided missile, stealth only serves to reduces the range from where you can get a weapons grade lock. Regardless of what type of system was used to hit it, it is curious how no evasive was taken though, you’d think their MAWS would alert the pilot
Ah I see why my video was removed, I forgot to cover it with watermarks
No shade thanks for posting lol
And the plane landed safely
Is it common for a heat signature to be perfectly uniform like that, down to the exhaust?
So rule 3 again in 5 minutes?
Conveniently cut to not show the f-35 taking the damage and returning?
Assuming this video is real, this will show that Iran still has some level of air defense almost 3 weeks into the war.
Looks suspect to me. Likely faked after Iran heard the news of an F35 making an emergency landing.
Why was the other post removed lol
Looks like shrapnel only from the fragmentation cone.
The fighter comes out of the other side of the hit.
Probably got a flare off at the last moment to get a detonation from the anti air missile.
Why did this video get edited to not show afterwards?
🤔
I leaned not real until you slow it down…if you look at the last few frames, the jet continues to have propulsion and isn’t heavily damaged, which we have confirmed with the actual source (CNN)… Lastly: anyone know why the aqua blue dot is on the screen (gotta slow it down just before the hit)? American here just for reference (and i don’t believe in American superiority, so I have no interest in being right)
weird projectile coming from the missile at :06
can’t wait to see the trump / brick headed secdef Hegseth pressie explaining how this was a freak accident and perhaps only explained by Iran getting their hands on some type of Alien technology left behind from the building of the pyramids
This video is so short that idk what to make of it. It looks so easy to fake, because of the length and lack of detail, and the IRGC aren’t exactly a trustworthy source. But it could be a legit clip that Iran cut off early because they didn’t want to show the F-35 flying off. They clearly wanted to make it look like a kill shot – which is also part of what gives me pause, because the shot doesn’t look like something an aircraft *would* fly away from.
If it is legit, then I’m surprised they got a missile on it, and seemingly without the pilot noticing (no evasive maneuvers). But also, it makes the F-35 look sturdy as fuck, because that does look like a shot that would kill most fighters, but the F-35 reportedly landed safely back at base. That was literally the first bit of news we had about this incident, was that a damaged F-35 had made an emergency landing.
Also, several missile experts have begun casting doubts on the authenticity of the video, which has me leaning towards thinking it’s probably a fake. Time will tell as more evidence comes out.
[https://x.com/Ascii211/status/2034675259035562397](https://x.com/Ascii211/status/2034675259035562397)
[https://x.com/Ascii211/status/2034701212054925612](https://x.com/Ascii211/status/2034701212054925612)
This is by manpads or from other AD? Also they cut the video way too short I wanna see how it flew away after being hit. Also, why the F35 didn’t deploy any countermeasures or did evasive maneuver as if the pilot didn’t know the missile has a lock on and is approaching him
The F-35 seems to be much more similar to A-10 than to other fast jets it’s usually compared to. First indication was the naval F-35C that crashed on the carrier deck and remained mostly in one piece, and now this… built like a brick shithouse!
I remember just a couple weeks ago arguing with some guy here about whether iran could shoot down a stealth fighter. I pointed out that even Serbia was able to shoot down the F117 back in the 90s and thay given enough opportunities Iran would begin finding ways to take the F35 down… and now here we are.
A lot of people assume that “stealth” makes an aircraft invisible.
It only reduces visibility in specific commonly used) radar frequencies.
Doesn’t do anything significant in IR.
If the jet made a landing after being struck; this footage is propaganda BS.
>F35 mentioned
thread is full of lockheed martin sales people
Super fake looking FLIR.
Nice of them to cut it right after the hit to avoid showing that the plane survived.
Holy fuck..air superiority my ass
the cope in the comments section is just crazy