Second pilot from downed F-15 jet rescued in Iran
The report says that the second U.S. pilot from an F-15 shot down over Iran has been rescued by U.S. special forces with air cover, adn all forces involved are safe and out of iranian airspace. The rescue concludes a search-and-rescue operation that began Friday after Iran downed the aircraft over Iranian territory; one pilot had been rescued earlier, and the second had been missing until early Sunday. iran had been actively searching for the pilot, and a U.S. official told Al Jazeera that the mission included a heavy firefight. The piece also references a claim by President Trump about Iran’s military leadership being killed in a “massive strike.”
Second pilot from downed F-15 jet rescued in Iran
The second U.S. pilot from the F-15 shot down over Iran has been rescued by U.S. special forces, according to multiple reports.
The Wall Street Journal reported that U.S. forces extracted the pilot from Iran with the help of air cover. All forces involved in the rescue mission are safe and out of Iranian airspace, according to U.S. officials.
The successful mission caps an end to a search-and-rescue operation that began on Friday after Iranian forces downed the U.S. aircraft while over Iranian airspace. One pilot was rescued at the time, while the second went missing until early Sunday.
Iran was simultaneously hunting for the pilot, and a U.S. official told Al Jazeera that U.S. forces faced a “heavy firefight” during the rescue mission.
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