Downing of fighter plane – the first shot down over Iran since start of war – prompts frantic US rescue effort

Downing of fighter plane – the first shot down over Iran since start of war – prompts frantic US rescue effort

One of two crew members of a U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle has been rescued after being shot down in Iran.

Iran urges locals to search for the crew of a downed U.S. fighter jet, marking a significant military incident.

This information was confirmed to CBS News by sources among US officials

It is unclear if the plane was shot down or went down for another reason.

Le forze USA in azione per recuperare i due piloti dispersi dopo l'abbattimento del caccia. Un pilota sarebbe stato già salvato.

The U.S. forces rescued at least one crew member after Iran shot down a U.S. F-15E fighter jet Friday.

Una tv locale iraniana ha mostrato le immagini di quello che sarebbe il relitto del caccia americano F-15 che sostengono sia stato abbattuto dalle forze di Teheran. L'aereo…

The president was already in a quandary about how to get out of the war before the lives of two F-15 crew members were endangered.

Iranian media reports a reward is being offered for finding a US crewmember thought to still be missing.

A US warplane went down over Iran on Friday. US forces rescued one of the crew. Shortly after, Iran's military said it had downed a second US jet in the Gulf.

A search-and-rescue operation is underway for the second pilot

WASHINGTON: Two US military planes were shot down in separate incidents on Friday, and while one crew member was rescued in Iran, the whereabouts of at least one other was unknown…

One of two F-15 pilots was rescued after the jet was reported shot down in Iran. How the Air Force is searching for the second crew member.

Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps said it was combing an area near where plane came down in south-western Iran; Israeli military strikes ‘Hezbollah infrastructure’ in Lebanon…

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Two days after Donald Trump declared that Tehran was nearly defeated, the US was still trying to locate one of the crew members of an F-15E who had to eject over Iran. Meanwhile,…

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The pilot of the downed jet has been safely rescued, but a search and rescue operation is still under way for the jet's second crew member, US media reports.

The stakes could rise further if the weapons system officer of the downed F15 Eagle plane is captured by Iran.