The rescue of a missing American crew member after Iran shot down an F-15E fighter jet shows the United States’ “comprehensive capability” for carrying out high-risk rescue operations, according to Chinese analysts. On Sunday, United States President Donald Trump confirmed that the missing crew member – one of two on the fighter jet shot down over the southern part of Iran on Friday – had been rescued amid the US-Israel war on Iran. Trump posted to social media that the US military had “pulled...
The second pilot from the fighter jet shot down in Iran is rescued by US rescue forces after 48 hours.
The second crew member of a downed US F-15E fighter jet has been rescued, US President Donald Trump said on Sunday. Trump posted on social media: “WE GOT HIM! I am thrilled to let you know [he] is now SAFE and SOUND.” Earlier a US government official told Al Jazeera the airman had been located following a “heavy firefight”. Trump said the US military had carried out a search and rescue operation over several hours, sending dozens of aircraft armed with “the most lethal weapons in the world” to...
One crew member from a US fighter jet shot down over Iran has been rescued by US forces, multiple news outlets reported on Friday, citing two US officials, while a second crew member remains missing. Iran on Friday claimed to have shot down an American fighter jet, releasing photos of apparent wreckage of an F-15E, while the United States reportedly launched a search-and-rescue operation for the crew. Earlier, Iranian state media released photos and videos purported to be the debris of the...