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4/4/2026, 2:35:12 AM
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Tonight, the US military in a dangerous race against time to find a service member who was in an F-15E Strike Eagle when it appears to have been shot down by Iran, according to a US official.
A second airman, the official says, was rescued alive and taken out of the country for medical treatment.
Iranian state TV says these photos show wreckage of the American fighter jet.
Weapons experts confirmed to NBC News the photos appear to show an F-15.
It's the first time a manned US aircraft has been shot down behind enemy lines during this war.
These videos show US aircraft flying low over the mountainous region, scrambling to find the airmen before Iranian forces do.
Three US aircraft involved in the search and rescue operation were also hit by Iranian fire.
According to a US official, a single pilot A-10 Warthog was struck, the official says, making it to Kuwaiti airspace where the pilot safely ejected and the A-10 crashed.
This video shows Iranians firing at US helicopters.
Two Blackhawks involved in the search were hit, according to the official, who says there were minor injuries to US service members.
It all comes just 2 days after President Trump said this.
>> They have no anti-aircraft equipment.
Their radar is 100% annihilated.
>> Iran still has air defenses, shoulder fire missiles, and even guns, all of which can threaten aircraft.
Today on Iranian state TV, a bounty put on the missing airman's head.
>> This anchor saying, "If you capture the enemy pilots alive and hand them over to the police, you will receive a precious prize.
That prize, roughly $60,000."
Four other manned US aircraft have gone down since this conflict began.
Friendly fire took out three jets in Kuwait, while six service members died after a fueling plane crashed in Iraq last month.
The F-15 is a workhorse of the US military and has been used extensively in Iran.
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