{"id":2587227,"date":"2026-04-05T00:19:02","date_gmt":"2026-04-05T04:19:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/second-pilot-from-downed-f-15-jet-rescued-in-iran\/"},"modified":"2026-04-05T00:20:24","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T04:20:24","slug":"second-pilot-from-downed-f-15-jet-rescued-in-iran","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/second-pilot-from-downed-f-15-jet-rescued-in-iran\/","title":{"rendered":"Second pilot from downed F-15 jet rescued in Iran"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsecond-pilot-from-downed-f-15-jet-rescued-in-iran%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2587227&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>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 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/iran-attempts-to-dismiss-israeli-strike-as-not-a-big-deal-not-an-external-attack\/\" title=\"... downplays Israeli strike as insignificant, not considering it an external attack\">iranian airspace<\/a>. 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 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/taiwan-intercepts-massive-swarm-of-chinese-military-aircraft-as-weak-biden-tested-around-world\/\" title=\"Taiwan Intercepts Massive Swarm Of Chinese Military Aircraft As \u2018Weak\u2019 Biden Tested Around World\">mission included<\/a> a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/insanity-arsonists-allegedly-attempt-to-burn-down-jailed-alberta-pastors-house-with-family-inside\/\" title=\"\u2018Insanity\u2019: Arsonists Allegedly Attempt To Burn Down Jailed Alberta Pastor\u2019s House With Family Inside\">heavy firefight<\/a>. The piece also references a claim by President Trump about Iran\u2019s military leadership being killed in a \u201cmassive strike.\u201d  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Second pilot from downed F-15 jet rescued in Iran<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2550504\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The second U.S. pilot from the F-15 shot down over <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/iran\" type=\"link\" id=\"washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/iran\">Iran<\/a> has been rescued by U.S. special forces, according to multiple reports.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Wall Street Journal<\/em> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/livecoverage\/iran-war-news-2026?mod=WSJ_home_mediumtopper_pos_1&amp;mod=WSJ_home_mediumtopper_pos2\">reported<\/a> 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.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >successful mission caps<\/a> an end to a search-and-rescue operation that began on Friday after Iranian forces <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/4515144\/us-fighter-jet-shot-down-iran\/\">downed<\/a> the U.S. aircraft while over Iranian airspace. One pilot was rescued at the time, while the second went missing until early Sunday.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Iran was simultaneously hunting for the pilot, and a U.S. official <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/liveblog\/2026\/4\/5\/iran-war-live-tehran-rejects-trumps-ultimatum-fire-at-kuwait-oil-complex\">told<\/a> <em>Al Jazeera<\/em> that U.S. forces faced a &ldquo;heavy firefight&rdquo; during the rescue mission.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/4516434\/trump-many-iran-military-leaders-killed-massive-strike\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/4516434\/trump-many-iran-military-leaders-killed-massive-strike\/\">TRUMP SAYS &lsquo;MANY&rsquo; IRAN MILITARY LEADERS KILLED IN &lsquo;MASSIVE&rsquo; STRIKE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>This is a breaking story.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Second F-15 pilot rescued in Iran by U.S. forces<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3359,"featured_media":2587228,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/us-f-15-jet.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[18326,3823,9531,12701],"class_list":["post-2587227","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-f-15","tag-iran","tag-pilot","tag-rescue"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/us-f-15-jet.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2587227","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3359"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2587227"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2587227\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2587231,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2587227\/revisions\/2587231"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2587228"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2587227"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2587227"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2587227"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}