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Badly wounded and alone in Iran's desert, downed U.S. Air Force officer Dude 44 Bravo evaded capture for days as the Iranian forces and the U.S. military searched for him.
The Air Force colonel needed help when he crashed over a mountainous part of Iran's desert, separated from his crewmate, the pilot of the F-15E, after being shot down by Iran in April. The U.S. avia…
What we know
- Source: CBS News
- Byline: Norah O'Donnell, Aliza Chasan, Keith Sharman
- Published: 13 Sep 2026 23:58
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