Iranian Pilot Claims Low‑Altitude Bombing of US Camp Buehring

Source: Middle East Spectator — MES · Wed, Jun 17, 2026 · 18:28 UTC

An Iranian F‑5 pilot posted a detailed account of a low‑altitude attack on the U.S. Camp Buehring base in Kuwait. According to the pilot, the aircraft flew below 50 feet, evading Patriot air defenses and maintaining radio silence despite the presence of AWACS and nearby naval vessels. The pilot said the flight passed between ships, entered Kuwaiti waters, and then targeted the base, dropping bombs successfully.

The pilot described the route as extremely fast and low, noting that power lines and refinery facilities were within reach but the chosen target remained Camp Buehring. The post was shared on social media without independent verification.

🇮🇷🇺🇸🇰🇼| Iranian F-5 pilot who bombed US Buehring base in Kuwait: We were flying at an extremely, extremely low altitude. From a flight-standard perspective, the standard training altitude is around 500 feet, but we were below 50 feet. We knew that Patriot systems were deployed in the area, and that this base had multi-layered air defense. Given Kuwait’s cooperation, they were protecting this base, and scrambled F-18s were monitoring it. Even though we knew AWACS aircraft were up there and surveillance/listening sites were active, the entire flight was conducted under complete radio silence. I should mention here that there were 2-3 ships, we were flying so low that we passed between 2 ships, and their decks were higher than us. In other words, the sailors were looking down at us from the deck. We passed through there, and thank God, entered Kuwaiti waters, and from there entered Kuwait itself. When we entered Kuwait, the high-voltage power lines suddenly became 10x times more numerous. Their refineries and forces were along our route, all of them were within our reach. We could have bombed them immediately without any problem. But our target was Camp Buehring. We carried out this route at very high speed and very low altitude. And then, when we reached the base, we bombed it successfully. @FotrosResistancee

Iranian Pilot Claims Low‑Altitude Bombing of US Camp Buehring

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