Moment US fighter jet spirals in fireball over Kuwait during Iran strikes after THREE F-15s shot down by friendly fire

The pilot of an F-15 fighter jet shot down over Kuwait was thanked by locals after managing to safely eject from the plane before it plummeted to the ground.

Footage on social media showed the unnamed female pilot beaming ear-to-ear despite being shot out of the sky moments before in a friendly fire mishap.

'You need something to help you?', the man recording could be heard asking the pilot as he approached her.

'No problem, you are safe, you are safe. Everything good? Thank you for helping us,' the man continued.

The pilot was aboard one of three US jets that were mistakenly shot down over the Middle Eastern country on Monday.

Footage had earlier emerged showing the $90 million planes spiraling out of control as they crashed to the ground.

US CENTCOM said all six crew members ejected safely and have been recovered, evacuated, and transferred to hospitals for health checks.

Kuwait's Ministry of Defense said it was coordinating with the US regarding the 'circumstances of the incident' and would investigate.