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US F15 Jet Shot Down Over Iran – 1 Crew Member Rescued and 1 Missing

WASHINGTON (AP) – US military says the American aircraft was ‘shot down,’ according to an email obtained by AP. One crew member has been rescued after an American aircraft was shot down in Iran, U.S. and Israeli officials said on Friday. Iranian TV had said at least one crew member ejected, and urged Iranians to deliver any "enemy pilot" to police.

4 April 2026
4 April 2026

WASHINGTON (AP) - US military says the American aircraft was 'shot down,' according to an email obtained by AP.

One crew member has been rescued after an American aircraft was shot down in Iran, U.S. and Israeli officials said Friday on condition of anonymity. Iranian TV had said at least one crew member ejected, and urged Iranians to deliver any "enemy pilot" to police. 

Iranian state media claimed in a post on X that Iran's military shot down a U.S. F-15E Strike Eagle. This was the first U.S. aircraft lost in Iran during this war. The White House said President Donald Trump has been briefed.

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