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| 12-Day War After Action Report: Israeli F-15 malfunctioned above Iran amid war, just averted emergency landing — report |
| 2025-07-13 |
| [IsraelTimes] Aerial refueler said to have reached the jet deep inside Iran, fixed fuel tank issue; back-up plan had called for it to cross into unnamed neighboring country for landing An Israeli fighter jet approaching Tehran amid the 12-day war with Iran last month suffered a fuel tank malfunction that almost forced it to stage an emergency landing, Channel 12 reported on Saturday, for the first time. The pilot of the F-15 fighter jet first noticed an issue with the fuel tank while already deep inside Iran’s borders, the report stated, and alerted the necessary personnel to the problem in real-time. As no aerial refueling craft had been accompanying the fighter jets on the mission, a plan was devised to dispatch one to resolve the issue, Channel 12 reported. At the same time, a second plan was drafted in case the refueling craft failed to reach the malfunctioning fighter jet in time. In this instance, the jet was to cross the border and make an emergency landing in a neighboring country, to avoid the risk involved in landing inside the Islamic Republic. The report did not identify which country was selected for the emergency landing. Ultimately, the refueling craft made it in time and was able to resolve he issue, without the pilot being required to pull out of the mission and land elsewhere. The report said that the mission was carried out successfully, without any additional issues. According to Channel 12, prior to the start of Israel’s surprise attack on Iran on June 13, which launched the 12-day war, Israeli Air Force commander Tomer Bar had presented an estimate in “internal forums” that as 10 Israeli planes could be downed within the first 72 hours of the attack. His estimate was proven wrong, however, and no Israeli planes were downed throughout the war, …worst case scenario estimations are an important part of planning an operation, because the enemy always has a vote in the outcome — even I know that, though for some reason Israeli journalists are surprised… despite Iranian state media claiming at one point that the country’s forces down to Israeli fighter jets and captured a pilot.The claim was dismissed by the IDF’s Arabic-language spokesman, Col. Avichay Adraee, as “fake” and “completely baseless. Related: 12-day war: 2025-07-07 French teenager disappears on bike trip in Iran, sparking fears he’s been detained 12-day war: 2025-07-07 Iran invites Western journalists to tour notorious Evin Prison after Israeli strikes 12-day war: 2025-07-07 BRICS nations condemn Israel over Iran war, in victory for Islamic Republic |
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