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One U.S. Pilot Rescued Alive After Jet Downed Over Iran; Search Continues for Second Crew Member: Report
One crew member was rescued alive as U.S. and Israeli officials said the search continues for the second after the jet was shot down.
- On Friday, the U.S. military launched a rescue operation in Iran after state media reported an American fighter jet went down and at least one crew member ejected from the aircraft.
- Iranian state television urged residents to hand over any "enemy pilot" to police and promised a reward, while an on-screen crawl ordered the public to "shoot them if you see them" regarding American aircraft.
- Marking the first U.S. aircraft loss in Iranian territory during the five-week war, this incident follows four previous military plane losses—three fighter jets hit by friendly fire over Kuwait and a refueling tanker that crashed in Iraq.
- President Donald Trump pledged that U.S. forces will keep hitting Iran "very hard" in the next two or three weeks, while the Pentagon confirmed receiving notification of "an aircraft being shot down."
- The ongoing war continues destabilizing global economies by threatening energy shipments through the Strait of Hormuz, with civilian casualties concentrated near strikes on state-linked sites rather than indiscriminate bombardment.
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US rescues one of two crew members from fighter jet shot down by Iran
However, a search and rescue operation is still ongoing for the second crew member whose status remains unknown. The post US rescues one of two crew members from fighter jet shot down by Iran appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.
Report: Special Forces Rescue F-15 Crew Member in Iran
A US warplane has gone down deep inside Iran and the US is scrambling to find at least one missing crew member, the Washington Post reports, citing US officials. Sources tell Axios and the Wall Street Journal that US special forces located and rescued one crew member in southern Iran...
It is the first loss due to enemy fire since the start of the fighting: A US fighter jet has been shot down in Iran. One crew member was apparently rescued – a large-scale search operation is still underway.
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