PERSPECTIVE:

There is nothing catastrophic about one plane being shot down in 5 weeks of operations against a supposed regional powerhouse, with one member of the crew already rescued as the US has created such aerial dominance it can fly into Irans airspace and extract a downed pilot. pic.twitter.com/HKAWbjFamj

— WarMonitor🇺🇦🇬🇧 (@WarMonitor3) April 3, 2026

More:

US Air Force and Navy combat forces have flown more than 13,000 sorties in Epic Fury so far. Adding those flown by the IAF, we are looking at over 20,000 sorties over more than a month of combat operations. All aerial losses over Iran up to this point have been MQ-9s or Israeli… https://t.co/s2chQLrTUa

— Air-Power | MIL-STD (@AirPowerNEW1) April 3, 2026

There’s still supposed to one American on the ground somewhere, and I’m sure he’d appreciate thoughts and prayers for a quick rescue.