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Pilot rescued, crew member missing after Iran downs F-15E U.S. jet #shorts 91%
4/4/2026, 1:46:20 AM
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It has now been about 12 hours since that F-15E was shot down over Iran.
Obviously, growing concern over that second member of the crew.
It's believed that the pilot was rescued.
So, the weapon systems operator remains somewhere in southwestern Iran where that plane was shot down.
Now, I was speaking to power rescuers from the US Air Force.
People whose job it is is to go in and help rescue downed pilots, to administer to them, to give them first aid if necessary.
And here's what they tell me those air crew carried.
They likely had uh an E-B, which is basically a a GPS signaling device.
So, it'll alert US crews anywhere around where they are.
Um they likely had a small GPS device on them, likely a sidearm, like a a
a handgun of some sort. Um a signaling device like a mirror, maybe they had a
a little water at the very least.
They had H2O tablets or purification systems of some sort.
Um, now they also have a a signaling device called a um a VSS17.
Basically a a fluorescent colored placard that will allow friendlies to know where they are if they get close enough.
Now the ejection seat itself does have a survival kit.
The question is when the plane ejected, first did that pilot survive?
Second, if they survived, did the parachute with the pilot land anywhere near that ejection seat that had a little bit of food and
water inside the the seat itself? We don't yet know at this point. We do know that Iran has not officially published that and we haven't seen it on social media any video of a captured US crew member.
Haven't seen it yet. Um, there's some thought that Iran would not want to have
that out because any information might lead to, you know, Navy Seals or Delta Force or anything else, some sort of rescue team coming barging down the village door.
Um, so it's unclear if this person has survived, if they have been caught by someone, or if they are still out there trying to survive in the
elements waiting for rescue. There are so many unknowns at this point.
What we do know is that the US has mounted a very robust search and rescue operation.
Lots of video of local police militia firing up at Blackhawk helicopters flying pretty low over Iran.
Something that I don't think any of us thought we would ever see.
Um, so that's been happening.
They have A10 Warthogs there.
those low and slow flying fixedwing aircraft that have this powerful Gatling gun with bullets that are basically this big um that can blast anything in the vicinity should they need to be able to help that airman.
So, lots of effort being done.
Unclear where we are right now,
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