One United States pilot rescued after Iran downs fighter jet
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US president says crew member of fighter jet sustained some injuries after his aircraft was downed over Iran Second US crew member of downed fighter jet rescued from Iran Iranian media has claims that a US aircraft was destroyed while searching for the crew member of a missing US F-15 fighter jet. “An American enemy aircraft that was searching for the pilot of a downed fighter jet was destroyed by the fighters of Islam in the southern region of Isfahan,” the Tasnim news agency quoted Iran’s Revolutionary Guards as saying. The Guardian was unable to verify their claim. Continue reading...
The Guardian WorldApril 5, 2026 at 05:47 AM UTCU.S. rescues airman whose F-15 was downed in Iran, say U.S. officials
The U.S. President said the United States Military pulled off one of the ‘most daring Search and Rescue Operations in U.S. History’
The Hindu InternationalApril 5, 2026 at 05:35 AM UTCSearch for missing US crew member of downed fighter jet enters second day
Military pilots said F-15 crew member would be trying to hide for as long as possible from the Iranian military Middle East crisis – live updates US search and rescue efforts for the missing second crew member of the downed F-15E fighter jet continued into a second day as Iran came under heavy bombing and Israel extended the war in Lebanon. A pilot had been rescued on Friday after the F-15E Strike Eagle became the first US plane to be downed over Iran during the five-week-long war, but the second of the two-strong crew has not been accounted for. Continue reading...
The Guardian WorldApril 4, 2026 at 03:58 PM UTC2 U.S. fighter jets shot down in Iran
WASHINGTON (AP) — Iran shot down two U.S. military planes in separate attacks Friday, with one service member rescued and at least one missing, in a dramatic escalation since the war began nearly five weeks ago. It was the first time U.S. aircraft have been downed in the conflict and came just two days after […]
GDELTApril 4, 2026 at 06:02 AM UTCUS and Iran locked in race to find shot down pilot as Islamic Republic offer £50,000 bounty: American forces rescue one of F-15 aircrew, but second is still missing
The war in the Middle East took a dramatic turn on Friday when an F-15E jet on operations over southern Iran was shot out of the sky.
GDELTApril 4, 2026 at 12:02 AM UTCHide, find water: Former pilots detail how to survive being shot down
As US and Iranian forces race to locate a crew member of a US F-15E fighter jet downed in Iran, a former Air Force pilot and rescuer eplains what it takes to hide, survive and extract someone behind enemy lines.
France 24 WorldApril 3, 2026 at 10:55 PM UTCTwo U.S. aircraft shot down as war in Iran escalates; at least one crew member is missing
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The Hindu InternationalApril 3, 2026 at 10:42 PM UTCOne US pilot rescued, another missing after Iran says it downed fighter jet
One crew member from a US fighter jet shot down over Iran has been rescued by US forces, multiple news outlets reported on Friday, citing two US officials, while a second crew member remains missing. Iran on Friday claimed to have shot down an American fighter jet, releasing photos of apparent wreckage of an F-15E, while the United States reportedly launched a search-and-rescue operation for the crew. Earlier, Iranian state media released photos and videos purported to be the debris of the...
SCMP WorldApril 3, 2026 at 05:47 PM UTC