After 37 days of war, US aircraft losses mount to 40, equals Iran’s

For a war that was to be over in a “week” or so, Iran has displayed surprising fight-back capability that seriously questions US President Trump’s claim on April 1 that Iran “doesn’t have any spotters, they don’t have anti-aircraft, they don’t have radar,” and that American aircraft were “just floating over the top looking for whatever we want, and we’re hitting it.” After 37 days of war, American air platform losses have mounted to four F-15 E ‘Strike Eagle’ fighters, a surprisingly high number of 17 MQ-9 ‘Reapers’, two A-10 ‘Warthog’ attack aircraft, while eight KC-135 Stratotanker refuellers, two E-3…