US crew member on fighter jet shot down over Iran has been rescued by US forces, per reports
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US crew member on fighter jet shot down over Iran has been rescued by US forces, per reports
Updated: 12:33 PM EDT Apr 3, 2026
One U.S. crew member on a U.S. fighter jet that was shot down over Iran Friday was rescued by U.S. forces, according to media reports. One crew member is still missing.Two people were aboard the F-15E when it was shot down, according to reports. U.S. forces have launched search and rescue efforts for the second crew member.“President Trump has been briefed,” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told CNN.The U.S. military and the White House have not commented on the situation.Video geolocated by CNN showed multiple low flying military aircraft over Khuzestan Province in central Iran.The incident would mark the first time a U.S. aircraft has been shot down over Iran during the conflict. Near the beginning of the war, three F-15s were mistakenly shot down in a friendly fire incident by Kuwaiti air defenses.
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates —
One U.S. crew member on a U.S. fighter jet that was shot down over Iran Friday was rescued by U.S. forces, according to media reports. One crew member is still missing.
Two people were aboard the F-15E when it was shot down, according to reports. U.S. forces have launched search and rescue efforts for the second crew member.
“President Trump has been briefed,” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told CNN.
The U.S. military and the White House have not commented on the situation.
Video geolocated by CNN showed multiple low flying military aircraft over Khuzestan Province in central Iran.
The incident would mark the first time a U.S. aircraft has been shot down over Iran during the conflict. Near the beginning of the war, three F-15s were mistakenly shot down in a friendly fire incident by Kuwaiti air defenses.