Israel says fighter jet took down Iranian warplane, the first shootdown of its kind
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Israel said on Wednesday an F-35I “Adir" shot down an Iranian Yak-130 over Tehran, marking the first time the aircraft has downed a manned fighter in combat.
Ashley Carnahan is a writer at Fox News Digital.
"The war continues – return home safely. Get some rest," he told the pilots. "The next mission is already waiting for you."
The F-35I is Israel’s customized version of the U.S.-made F-35 Lightning II, a fifth-generation stealth fighter that anchors the country’s air fleet.
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