In a remarkable feat, a single Kuwaiti F/A-18 Super Hornet took out all three of the American F-15s that were shot down over Kuwait on Sunday, according to sources who spoke to the Wall Street Journal. The new narrative replaces the initial reports that attributed the shootdowns to a Kuwaiti Patriot missile battery.  Launching just three missiles, a single pilot went three-for-three, destroying the trio of F-15E Strike Eagles, which were purchased for something like a combined $93 million in 1998 dollars, or $187 million today. New F-15EX models go for about $100 million apiece. All six crew members parachuted safely in Kuwaiti territory, though one of them had an unsettling reception from a pipe-wielding Kuwaiti who may have mistaken him for an Iranian pilot:  Moment crashed US F-15 pilot confronted by pipe-wielding local. This is the shocking moment a US pilot is almost battered by a pipe-wielding local after he survived his fighter jet being shot down over Kuwait. Footage shows a group of men aggressively shouting as they approach… pic.twitter.com/A5AwJdyBeo — Politically Incorrect (@DirtyCitizen) March 3, 2026 The incident happened shortly after an Iranian drone hit a US tactical operations center in Kuwait, killing six US Army Reserve soldiers, say the Journal’s sources, who are familiar with the […]