The IRGC said the “LN” tail code on the wreckage identified the aircraft as belonging to the 48th Fighter Wing at RAF Lakenheath in Britain, home to the 493rd Fighter Squadron.
Some analysts suggested the debris could instead belong to an F-15E Strike Eagle, as the red coloring visible on the wreckage aligns with markings on F-15s from the same squadron.
Sorry I’m all for US imperialism getting shown up to be a paper tiger, but this is NOT F-35 wreckage and it’s not even a little bit ambiguous.
No the 35 managed to land back at base with damage, but they did shoot down a 15