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 — marking a dramatic escalation since the war began nearly five weeks ago. The incident showed the risks still faced by US and Israeli aircraft over Iran despite assertions by US President Donald Trump and his Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth that their forces had total control of the skies.

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.

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

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

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.

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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.

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

Two U.S. aircraft downed by Iran amid escalating conflict, with one crew member missing and military operations ongoing.

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.

Two pilots were rescued and a third is still missing and being hunted by Tehran’s forces.

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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,…

Trump has been in the White House receiving updates on the rescue effort, a senior administration official told Reuters.