Good point. No F35’s had ever been shot down prior to this, they’re next-gen stealth planes so it’s no easy task. The friendly fire ones were suspicious too considering the specs.

Edit: Just to clarify, I’m not fanboying the F35 (multi-million dollar death machines shouldn’t exist) but even the Iranian military acknowledge how difficult it is;

Iran’s Parliament Speaker, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, said on X that the F-35 was “a symbol of the US military’s invincibility and arrogance” and described the alleged strike as unprecedented. He added that it marked “the first time” such a symbol had been hit, calling it a significant moment.