{"id":35028,"date":"2026-04-05T14:06:03","date_gmt":"2026-04-05T11:06:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ir-ia.com\/news\/?p=35028"},"modified":"2026-04-05T22:40:18","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T19:40:18","slug":"us-forces-rescue-second-crew-member-from-f-15-fighter-jet-shot-down-over-iran-trump-confirms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ir-ia.com\/news\/us-forces-rescue-second-crew-member-from-f-15-fighter-jet-shot-down-over-iran-trump-confirms\/","title":{"rendered":"US forces rescue second crew member from F-15 fighter jet shot down over Iran, Trump confirms"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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The U.S. special operations forces have rescued a second airman from a mountainous region in Iran after his F-15 fighter jet was shot down over Iran, officials said. This marks the end of a high-stakes recovery mission as the war entered its sixth week.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWE GOT HIM!\u201d U.S. President Donald Trump wrote in a triumphant post on Truth Social<\/mark><\/a> this morning. He described the mission as \u201cone of the most daring Search and Rescue Operations in U.S. History.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He added that the airman, described as a colonel and weapons systems officer, \u201csustained injuries, but he will be just fine,\u201d and said the mission involved \u201cdozens of aircraft.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The rescue was the second involving crew members from the F-15E Strike Eagle shot down<\/mark><\/a> over Iran. A pilot from the same aircraft was recovered earlier and is receiving medical treatment, according to U.S. officials.
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\ud83d\udea8\u201cWE GOT HIM! My fellow Americans, over the past several hours, the United States Military pulled off one of the most daring Search and Rescue Operations in U.S. History, for one of our incredible Crew Office Members, who also happens to be a highly respected Colonel, and who I\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/FNPWV6MPvA<\/a><\/p>\u2014 The White House (@WhiteHouse) April 5, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote>