Search 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 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 b
Trump gives further details on rescue and threatens to bomb infrastructure if strait of Hormuz is not reopened
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The second crew member of a downed F-15E fighter jet has been rescued from an Iranian mountain by US commandos overnight, ending a two-day search after the warplane crashed in south-west Iran.
The crew member, a colonel and weapons systems officer, had been wounded but was successfully rescued from a mountain hideout by US special forces, Donald Trump first announced in a social media post soon after midnight.
Coverage from 3 sources
- Search for missing US crew member of downed fighter jet enters second dayGuardian - World · Dan Sabbagh in Jerusalem · Apr 4, 2026, 3:58 PM
- Second US crew member of downed fighter jet rescued from IranGuardian - World · Dan Sabbagh in Jerusalem · Apr 5, 2026, 4:37 AM
- US rescues second crew member of downed F-15E fighter jet from IranGuardian - World · Dan Sabbagh in Jerusalem · Apr 5, 2026, 1:13 PM
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