U.S. Confirms F‑15E Downed Over Iran, Rescues One Crew Member as Search Continues for Second; Pentagon Details Four Prior U.S. Aircraft Losses in Iran War
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The U.S. has confirmed an F‑15E Strike Eagle was downed over Iran; one of the jet’s two crew members was rescued by U.S. forces while a combat search‑and‑rescue mission — including low‑flying HC‑130s and HH‑60 Black Hawks, with reported Israeli assistance — continues inside Iran for the second airman. Iranian state media urged civilians to capture or fire on U.S. pilots and initially misidentified the jet, and the Pentagon noted four prior U.S. aircraft losses in the Iran war: a KC‑135 tanker crash in Iraq that killed six and three F‑15Es mistakenly struck by Kuwaiti friendly fire, whose six crew ejected safely.