US F-35 hit by suspected Iranian fire, forced to make emergency landing

A US F-35 fighter aircraft was hit by suspected Iranian fire and had to make an emergency landing on Thursday.

This would be the first time Iran has hit one of the US$100 million planes since the US and Israel launched their attack on the country on February 28, according to CNN, which first reported the incident.

The F-35 was “flying a combat mission over Iran”, a spokesman for US Central Command said.