# Air Force officer recalls ‘free-falling’ after jet was shot down over Iran

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- NBC News, 2026-09-14 01:51 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/air-force-officer-free-falling-jet-was-shot-down-iran-rcna597585

> In an interview with CBS’s “60 Minutes,” one of two U.S. Air Force officers aboard a fighter jet shot down over Iran in April described the terrifying ordeal, including the sensation of “free-falling.”

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