US particular forces enter Iran in frantic bid to rescue lacking airman after Iran downs two jets – as Tehran affords $60,000 reward to seek out him: Live updates
US special forces entered Iran late on Friday to rescue a missing crew member after two fighter jets were downed.
US forces are in a race against time to save a missing fighter jet pilot whose aircraft was shot down by Iranian air defences in a chaotic day of fighting – after a second American aircraft was also downed.
Iranian state media shared footage on Friday appearing to show a US A-10 Warthog plane being blown out of the sky, and reports say a second US aircraft, an F-15E Strike Eagle, was also downed hours earlier.
The joint incidents led two pilots to eject into enemy territory, and the F-15E pilot remains unaccounted for after US forces successfully saved the A-10 pilot in a daring rescue mission.
The whereabouts of the remaining US pilot was unknown on Friday, while Iranian media broadcast images of local militias engaged in a search operation.
Iranians have been offered a $60,000 bounty for his capture, while US President Donald Trump declined to comment on what he would do if the missing airman was harmed.
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