An F-15 fighter jet and an A-10 attack plane were lost to hostile fire. Two search-and-rescue helicopters also were hit, injuring the crews, before safely returning to their base, officials said.
A U.S. fighter jet crashed in Iran on Friday, prompting a search and recovery mission for the two-person crew, two U.S. officials said. – Washington Post
The fate of the crew was not immediately clear.
The U.S. jet was downed by antiaircraft fire by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, according to Tasnim, a semiofficial news agency tied to the IRGC. The Iranians have frequently made unverified claims about downing U.S. planes
The U.S. official said one of two crew members on an F-15E fighter jet that went down in Iran amid the ongoing war had been rescued. The status of the plane’s other crew member was unclear. Rescue operations are ongoing, according to The New York Times and CBS.
