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 "title": "Signal No. 31  ·  Borrowed deep strike  ·  3 April 2026",
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 "excerpt": "\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGroßwald Signal · No. 31\n\n\nBorrowed deep strike\n\n\nFriday · 3 April 2026\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAIR INT A Lakenheath F-15E is the first US combat jet downed by enemy fire over Iran — European-based airpower enters the attrition column\n\n\nReuters 3 Apr · Aviationist 3 Apr · Axios 3 Apr · CBS News 3 Apr · CNN 3 Apr · NBC News 3 Apr · Washington Post 3 Apr · Air & Space Forces 3 Apr · The War Zone 3 Apr\n\n\nAn F-15E Strike Eagle from the 494th Fighter Squadron at RAF Lakenheath was shot down over Iran on F",
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   "context": "F-15E shot down over Iran, CSAR underway"
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