Israel’s F-35I scores historic air-to-air kill over Tehran
TL;DR
Israel conducted a large-scale strike against Iran, capped by an F-35I Adir shooting down a Russian-made Yak-130 over Tehran in a historic first for the jet in air-to-air combat; the operation involved hundreds of aircraft and thousands of bombs, with IDF claiming major Iranian casualties and targeting IRGC facilities, while RAF F-35s later downed a drone over Jordan.
- Dramatic moment Israeli F-35 stealth fighter shoots down Iranian jet in historic strike New York Post
- Israeli Air Force F-35 shoots down Russian-made Iranian jet over Tehran The Times of Israel
- Israel F-35 downs Iranian fighter jet in first war dogfight The Jerusalem Post
- U.S. Hunts Iran's Missile Launchers As Israeli F-35 Downs Yak-130 Aviation Week
- Israeli Air Force First To Claim F-35 Air-To-Air Kill Of A Crewed Aircraft The War Zone
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