US rescues aviator whose fighter jet was shot down in Iran
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Search and rescue is underway after the first US combat aircraft loss over Iran, reports say. This isn't the first aircraft lost in the war though.
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For the first time in five weeks of war with Iran, two American combat aircraft were shot down in separate incidents. One of two service members onboard an F-15E was rescued. The whereabouts and status of the second crew member are either unknown or haven't been disclosed.
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A US F-15E was shot down over Iran, with one crew member rescued and another still missing as both the US and Iran search for them. Separately, an A-10 crashed with its pilot rescued, and a Black Hawk helicopter was reportedly shot down during a rescue mission.
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The United States pulled off a daring rescue of two aviators whose fighter jet was shot down by Iran, plucking the pilot from behind enemy lines before setting off a complicated extraction of the second service member who hid deep in the mountains as Tehran called for Iranians to help capture him.