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Beachnutt

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Thu Mar 5, 2026, 05:18 PM Thursday

Anybody heard anything on an American aircraft down in Iraq ? [View all]


A US AIRCRAFT CRASHED IN IRAQ'S BASRA PROVINCE, AND OFFICIALS ARE LOOKING FOR THE PILOT, ACCORDING TO BASRA police
Iraqi police authorities in Basra dispatched search teams to locate an American pilot after an aircraft reportedly crashed within the southern province on Thursday, according to Al Jazeera Arabic, in an unconfirmed incident.

The Basra Police Command told Al Jazeera Arabic that its units had been deployed to search for an American pilot whose aircraft came down within the province's borders. The pilot had not been located at the time of the report.
https://www.turkiyetoday.com/region/us-pilot-missing-in-iraqs-basra-after-fighter-aircraft-reportedly-crashes-3215687
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Why can't our planes/jet stay in the sky anymore? questionseverything Thursday #1
Not good MustLoveBeagles Thursday #2
Just the F15 shot down in western Iran. sinkingfeeling Thursday #3
Posted thread below this morning Prairie Gates Thursday #4
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