One Pilot Rescued, One Still Missing after U.S. Fighter Jet Shot Down Over Iran, officials say

Friday, April 03, 2026

A search was underway Friday after a two-seat F-15 fighter jet was shot down over Iran.

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Iranian state media posted pictures of what it says is wreckage of a U.S. fighter jet it shot down over central Iran. [image or embed]
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A search was underway Friday after a two-seat F-15 fighter jet went down over Iran, according to two U.S. officials.

The rescue mission, which includes special operations personnel recovery teams, follows hours of reporting by Iranian state media of a downed U.S. fighter jet. Iran's media published photos alongside claims from the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps that it had shot down the aircraft.

The fate of those inside the jet was not immediately clear. But one official in Iran's southwest issued a public plea for locals to find them and promised a reward, according to official and semiofficial Iranian news organizations.

www.nbcnews.com

#1 | Posted by AMERICANUNITY at 2026-04-03 12:23 PM | Reply

It's a race between us and the Iranians to find the missing pilot.

More in-depth info here:

www.axios.com

#2 | Posted by AMERICANUNITY at 2026-04-03 12:27 PM | Reply

Loser John McCain got shot down and captured.

Trump likes the ones who don't get captured.

#3 | Posted by snoofy at 2026-04-03 12:43 PM | Reply

One wonders (or I do), if Trump received video of a pilot being tortured, how would he react?

Revulsion?

Or, "Hey, I could have someone do that for me!"

#4 | Posted by Dbt2 at 2026-04-03 12:50 PM | Reply

So glad we've won this war 5 times now.

So much winning!

#5 | Posted by donnerboy at 2026-04-03 12:54 PM | Reply

Apparently, we don't "own the skies" over Iran as Trump and Hegseth have proclaimed.

#6 | Posted by AMERICANUNITY at 2026-04-03 01:51 PM | Reply

Another U.S. warplane, an A-10 Warthog attack plane, also crashed in the region at about the same time, and the pilot was safely rescued, two U.S. officials said. They did not say what caused it to go down. The plane crashed near the Strait of Hormuz, the officials said, but they did not specify in which country.

#7 | Posted by AMERICANUNITY at 2026-04-03 03:57 PM | Reply

We were told we had complete control of the skies. Superiority maybe. But not complete control. Obviously.

Is it true that we have never lost an F15 in combat before?

If it is true how will Trumpy ever Trumpsplain this one away?

#8 | Posted by donnerboy at 2026-04-03 04:36 PM | Reply

The plane crashed near the Strait of Hormuz, the officials said, but they did not specify in which country.

#7 | POSTED BY AMERICANUNITY

The first casualty in any war is the Truth.

It may takes us years (3?) to get any of that.

#9 | Posted by donnerboy at 2026-04-03 04:38 PM | Reply

I know, everywar my damned toe gets stepped on. Every single war!

#10 | Posted by truthhurts at 2026-04-03 04:43 PM | Reply