# ‘Hit by a freight train’: US airman downed in Iran breaks silence

https://mins.news/en/video/57629

- Fox News, 2026-09-14 12:00 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xuBqHAh712g

> A U.S. airman describes surviving the shootdown of an F-15 over Iran, dealing with a damaged parachute and severe injuries, then evading Iranian forces for about 50 hours while American forces launched a major rescue operation.

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