One Rescued From U.S. Jet Shot Down in Iran, U.S. Officials Say
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,…
The fate of the plane’s crew was unclear, as American officials scrambled to mount a search and rescue operation.
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.
Iranian media has made similar claims in the past, which U.S. Central Command and the Pentagon have rejected.
IRGC claims its 'newly developed and advanced air defenses' struck aircraft
An American's whereabouts were unknown on Friday after Iran shot down a U.S. fighter jet, as questions mounted online over what happened to the missing service member and if the Trump administration would comment on it. President Donald Trump had not yet responded to the attack, which was the first time an American jet had been shot down since the military…
Two U.S. Air Force fighter jets were shot down on Friday, in two separate incidents, during operations against Iran. The Iranian military downed an F-15E Strike Eagle over the country’s airspace, prompting the crew to eject and igniting a search-and-rescue operation. The downing of the F-15 would mark the first time that Iran shot down…
A search and rescue mission also came under fire, bringing down another jet over the Persian Gulf.
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.
A search-and-rescue mission for the second crew member was unfolding Friday.