The pilot of the American F-15 aircraft that was shot down in Iran said that he saved his life by hiding in the mountains for about 50 hours. The video of the pilot’s rescue was shown in an interview given to American channel CBS. In the same interview, the pilot told that to escape from the Iranian people, he had reached a 7 thousand feet high mountain. The American F-15 aircraft was hit by an Iranian missile. There were two pilots in the plane. One pilot was rescued within a few hours but it took time to rescue the other one. The identity of the pilot has not been made public due to security reasons. He has been called ‘Bravo’ in interviews. He was the Weapon Systems Officer in DUDE 44, an F-15 fighter jet. Pilot Bravo had fallen straight on the ground. Pilot Bravo told that he had fallen straight on the ground. His spine, an arm and a shoulder were broken after falling to the ground. His ankle was sprained and his head and face were also injured. Bravo said that his survival despite so many injuries was no less than a miracle. Bravo had fallen in a hilly area about 8 kilometers from the crash site. To escape, he reached a hill at a height of about 7 thousand feet. He felt that it would be safer to hide there. He had a pistol, communication device and tracking beacon. The Iranian Army had come very close to Bravo. On receiving information about the pilot’s disappearance, the Iranian Army had started searching for the two American soldiers. According to American officials, Iranian soldiers had even reached a distance of a few hundred meters from Bravo. The US Army had earlier found Pilot Alpha. 21 aircraft were deployed to rescue him, including 2 helicopters. There was also firing from Iran on the rescue team. The team managed to get Alpha to safety, but there was no sign of Bravo. That same night Bravo messaged the US Army. He wrote, I am injured, moving forward. God is good. From this the American Army came to know that Bravo was alive. Hundreds of American soldiers involved in the rescue Hundreds of people from the US military and intelligence agencies were involved in the operation to find and rescue Bravo. These also included special forces like Army Delta Force and Navy SEAL Team-6. A secret operation was also conducted to mislead Ran. According to the report, Iran had announced a reward for capturing the pilot. Pilot Bravo spent another day in the mountains, helping the CIA locate the pilot. During this time, the American Army kept preparing for another rescue operation to save him. The CIA helped find out where Bravo was hiding. After this, American bomber planes and drones attacked the Iranian soldiers present nearby, so that the rescue team could easily reach Bravo. American soldiers were trapped in Iran. After about two days, about 92 American special operators entered Iran to rescue Bravo. Eventually two soldiers of the Air Force rescue team reached Bravo. Bravo said, when the rescue team personnel reached me on that hill, it was one of the most special moments of my life. However, even after this the operation was not over. The planes used for rescue got stuck. Due to this, American soldiers were also trapped inside Iran. Later he was taken out safely. The US Army destroyed the planes left behind, so that military technology did not fall into the hands of Iran. ————————– Also read this news… India was also in the hit list of terrorist Laden: Revealed in CIA intelligence document, leader of terrorist organization Al-Qaeda, Osama Bin Laden wanted to target India also before the 9/11 attacks. Read the full news here…
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