{"id":82449,"date":"2026-04-03T16:12:55","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T16:12:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2026\/04\/03\/us-forces-rescue-downed-fighter-pilot-in-iran-search-for-second-continues\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T16:48:42","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T16:48:42","slug":"us-forces-rescue-downed-fighter-pilot-in-iran-search-for-second-continues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2026\/04\/03\/us-forces-rescue-downed-fighter-pilot-in-iran-search-for-second-continues\/","title":{"rendered":"US forces rescue downed F-15 crew member in Iran, search for second continues"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><i>This is a developing story. <\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One of two U.S. F-15E Strike Eagle crew members <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2026\/04\/03\/us-fighter-jet-shot-down-over-iran\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2026\/04\/03\/us-fighter-jet-shot-down-over-iran\/\">shot down by enemy fire in Iran<\/a> has been rescued, Israeli media first reported. U.S. officials confirmed the reports in statements to CBS News, Axios and Reuters. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A search for the second crew member is ongoing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A multi-aircraft search-and-rescue effort for survivors was launched on Friday in the immediate aftermath of the engagement, with videos circulating on social media appearing to show a low-flying U.S. Air Force HC-130 refueling a pair of HH-60G Pave Hawks over Iran.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Israel\u2019s N12 News <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AmitSegal\/status\/2040086910735929658\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AmitSegal\/status\/2040086910735929658\">first reported<\/a> the rescue of the one crew member.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt on Friday told Military Times \u201cthe president has been briefed\u201d on the downed U.S. F-15E fighter jet. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Pentagon and U.S. Central Command did not immediately respond to requests for comment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/PressTV\/status\/2039925613637550104\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/x.com\/PressTV\/status\/2039925613637550104\">Iranian state media on Friday shared images<\/a> of aircraft debris alongside claims that Iran had downed a U.S. F-35 fighter jet. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, images of the aircraft\u2019s tailfin, specifically the red stripe on its vertical stabilizer, are consistent with markings used by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lakenheath.af.mil\/News\/Article-Display\/Article\/967230\/494th-completes-tlp-training\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/www.lakenheath.af.mil\/News\/Article-Display\/Article\/967230\/494th-completes-tlp-training\/\">494th Fighter Squadron<\/a>, 48th Fighter Wing, based at RAF Lakenheath.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Iran also <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Osinttechnical\/status\/2040060994781601841\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Osinttechnical\/status\/2040060994781601841\">shared an image of an Advanced Concept Ejection Seat<\/a> allegedly from the shot down F-15E. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The shoot-down of the F-15E marks the first time during Operation Epic Fury that a manned U.S. aircraft has been brought down by enemy fire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A U.S. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2026\/03\/19\/us-f-35-forced-to-make-emergency-landing-after-iran-combat-mission\/\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2026\/03\/19\/us-f-35-forced-to-make-emergency-landing-after-iran-combat-mission\/\">F-35 fighter jet was reportedly hit by enemy fire<\/a> during a combat mission over Iran on March 19, but was able to make an emergency landing at a U.S. air base in the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2026\/03\/15\/pentagon-identifies-six-airmen-killed-in-kc-135-crash-in-iraq\/\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2026\/03\/15\/pentagon-identifies-six-airmen-killed-in-kc-135-crash-in-iraq\/\">Six U.S. airmen were killed on March 12<\/a> when their KC-135 refueling aircraft crashed in western Iraq during combat operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On March 1, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2026\/03\/02\/3-f-15s-shot-down-by-kuwait-in-friendly-fire-incident-pilots-safe-us-says\/\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2026\/03\/02\/3-f-15s-shot-down-by-kuwait-in-friendly-fire-incident-pilots-safe-us-says\/\">three U.S. F-15E Strike Eagle fighter jets<\/a> were shot down by a Kuwaiti F\/A-18 in a friendly fire incident. 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