Video of an American pilot bailing out after his F-15 aircraft was hit by friendly fire over Kuwait went viral on social media on Monday.
Video of the unidentified air force pilot shows a local Kuwaiti man approaching the pilot to make sure she was okay after she landed safely in the desert.
The pilot’s plane was one of three F-15E Strike Eagles accidentally shot down by the Kuwaitis. According to reports, all pilots ejected and are currently in stable condition.
“Are you okay? Really?” the Kuwaiti man shouted as he ran towards the pilot. “Do you need any help?”
“No, I’m fine,” the pilot replied.
“No problem. You’re safe. You’re safe, you’re safe,” he repeated. “Is everything fine? No problem,” he said as she appeared to put away her weapon.
The pilot smiled and the man exclaimed, “Thank you for helping us!”
CNN National Security Analyst Alex Prisas Commented: “That’s awesome. Look at the female pilot who was just shot down by friendly forces and ejected. She is still smiling and expressionless.”
progressive activist Charlotte Kramer echoed this sentiment.
“What a badass if this is true. Stay cool under pressure,” she wrote.
barrier Sam Stein including some pointed comments directed at the defense minister Peter Heggswrote, “The real issue is secondary, but this is a female pilot who was shot down in Kuwait. She survived. @SecWar makes women in combat… a thing.”
conservative commentator Paul A.Cipla Also noted was the “poetic justice” of a woman fighting to end Iran’s oppressive regime.
“The Islamic regime in Iran was ended, in part, by American women. There is poetic justice in that,” he wrote.
“Kuwait has acknowledged this incident and we thank the Kuwait Defense Forces for their efforts and their support of this ongoing operation,” U.S. Central Command reported.
Four U.S. military personnel have been killed since Operation Epic Fury began early Saturday morning.
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