First on 60 Minutes: U.S. Air Force officer shot down in Iran details his two days surviv…
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Een officier vliegt over Iran.
An officer flies over Iran.
Zijn vliegtuig valt uit de lucht.
His plane falls from the sky.
Hij landt in de koude bergen.
He lands in the cold mountains.
De officier is gewond en alleen.
The officer is hurt and alone.
Hij verstopt zich voor vijandelijke troepen.
He hides from the enemy forces.
Hij wacht twee dagen op hulp.
He waits for help for two days.
De reddingsoperatie is erg groot.
The rescue mission is very big.
Eindelijk hoort hij een luid geluid.
Finally he hears a loud sound.
Zijn vrienden redden hem eindelijk.
His friends save him at last.
Vocabulary (Dutch)
- Officer
- Officier
- Plane
- Vliegtuig
- Mountains
- Bergen
- Enemy
- Vijand
- Rescue
- Redding
- Alone
- Alleen
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