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What happens when a fighter pilot ejects? Inside the split-second escape after F-15E hit over Iran

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What happens when a fighter pilot ejects? Inside the split-second escape after F-15E hit over Iran
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A U.S. Air Force crew had only seconds to react after their F-15E Strike Eagle was hit by enemy fire over Iran Friday. Both airmen ejected.The escape from the aircraft — triggered in an instant — set off a high-risk rescue mission deep inside hostile territory, as U.S. forces raced to recover the crew before Iranian forces could reach them.In those few seconds, the ejection seat transforms from a last-resort safety system into an explosive escape mechanism — launching the crew out of the aircraf

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