Fire in the sky! Israeli F-15 nearly touches down in Tehran after mid-air emergency
Israeli Air Force
, came very close to an emergency landing in enemy territory after it experienced a grave
fuel system failure
deep within
Iranian airspace
, as per a Jerusalem Post report.
Sudden Malfunction Leaves F-15 Jet Stranded Without Fuel Access
The plane, on a bold mission near Tehran in
Operation Rising Lion
, suddenly suffered a catastrophic failure in one of its fuel tanks, which made it difficult to access necessary fuel during the mission, according to the report. The sealing off access to fuel and causing shortage reserves midflight almost threatened to compromise the operation and left the pilot racing against time, according to the report.
There was no planned aerial refuelling deployed in advance of the mission, unlike some previous IAF missions, as per the report. After the pilot identified the issue, he reported it in real time, which led to an urgent response, according to the Jerusalem Post report.
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Emergency Refuel Mid-Air
Then a tanker aircraft quickly reached the fighter jet in time to conduct an emergency refueling, as per the report. Even though there were complications, the air crews managed to resolve the problem without deviating from the flight path, as reported by the Jerusalem Post.
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Backup Plan: Land Anywhere But Iran
However, a contingency plan was thought of as a backup, which included the option of landing in a neighbouring country in case the malfunction continued, according to the report. This plan was made in order to avoid the possibility of an Israeli warplane being forced down in central Tehran, as reported by the Jerusalem Post.
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Risk Was Expected
While IAF Commander Maj.-Gen. Tomer Bar had already outlined a worst-case scenario even before the operation started, as reported by the Jerusalem Post.
Forecasted Jet Losses Did Not Materialize
The Jerusalem Post reported that, according to the internal military assessment, about 10 Israeli aircraft could be hit or crash within the first 72 hours of fighting. The scenario was presented during a closed briefing as part of the IDF's operational risk planning, but the grim forecast, however, did not come to pass, as reported by the Jerusalem Post.
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Israeli F-15
jet?
It experienced a critical fuel tank failure mid-flight over Iran during a combat mission.
Where was the fighter jet flying?
Near Tehran, deep within Iranian airspace as part of Operation Rising Lion.
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