As American forces race against time and Iran's military to locate an aviator reportedly shot down Friday, a former Air Force pilot and a rescuer told AFP what it takes to hide, survive and extract someone behind enemy lines."You're like, 'Oh my God, I was in a fighter jet two minutes ago, flying 500 miles an hour, and a missile just exploded, literally 15 feet from your head,'" said retired brigadier general Houston Cantwell, who is now at the Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies.
Hide, find water: Ex-airmen detail how to survive being shot down
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Fri 06:24 - Türkiye Today
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Fri 06:27 - Rzeczpospolita (PL)
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Fri 06:47 - CNBC
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Fri 07:08 - TRT World
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Fri 08:53 - NDTV
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Fri 09:14 - Aviation A2Z
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Fri 10:27 - Middle East Eye
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Fri 12:10 - Middle East Eye
F-35 jet shot down by Iran came from British base in Suffolk, says IRGC
Fri 13:31 - TVN24 (PL)
Iran claims to have shot down an American fighter jet
Fri 14:03 - Al-Monitor
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Fri 14:24 - Rzeczpospolita (PL)
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Fri 14:43 - Gazeta Wyborcza (PL)
US fighter shot down over Iran. One pilot rescued
Fri 15:11 - Al Jazeera English
Iran release videos of US aircraft searching for pilots shot down in Iran
Fri 15:36 - Al-Monitor
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Fri 16:02 - DW All
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Fri 16:02 - DW Top
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Fri 16:40 - Washington Post
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Fri 16:44 - CNN
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Fri 17:16 - BBC Headlines
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Fri 18:22 - France 24
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Fri 20:03 - Washington Examiner
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Fri 20:41 - France 24
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Fri 21:06 - NBC News
U.S. fighter jet downed over Iran, one pilot rescued, official says - NBC News
Fri 22:50 - PBS Newshour
How U.S. forces conduct search and rescue for a downed combat crew
Fri 23:00 - Al-Monitor
Hide, find water: Ex-airmen detail how to survive being shot down
Fri 23:24 - The Hill
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Sat 01:29 - WION
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Sat 04:48 - Middle East Eye
Video: US aircraft search for pilots after fighter jet shot down in Iran