The fate of the plane’s crew was unclear, as American officials scrambled to mount a search and rescue operation.
One of two crew members of a U.S. fighter jet that was shot down over Iran was located and rescued by U.S. special forces, and the search for the second is ongoing, an Israeli official and a second source with knowledge of the situation told Axios. The latest: Iran is also hunting for the crew and has asked civilians in the area to join the search,…
U.S. officials reportedly confirmed that one of two pilots who were downed in Iran has been rescued.Officials told CBS News that an F-15E fighter jet went down in Iran on Friday. U.S. forces later rescued a crew member, the officials said.Search-and-rescue operations were continuing for the second crew member.
WASHINGTON — Less than 48 hours after President Donald Trump told Americans the U.S. military had “beaten and completely decimated Iran,” Tehran shot down an F-15E fighter jet, setting off a high-risk scramble by U.S. forces to rescue two service members from deep inside Iranian territory.
A search and rescue mission also came under fire, bringing down another jet over the Persian Gulf.
Iranian media has made similar claims in the past, which U.S. Central Command and the Pentagon have rejected.
Iran downed a US F-15E fighter jet, and a search-and-rescue operation is underway for the two-person crew, according to a US official.
The missing fighter pilot shot down over Iran Friday has an edge over enemies because the US' search-and-rescue mission is unfolding at night, military experts said.
An F-15 fighter jet went down in Iran and one of the pilots has been rescued, a source told Fox News, while a search is ongoing for the second crew member.
IRGC claims its 'newly developed and advanced air defenses' struck aircraft
