Published on: 2026-04-05
Source: People’s Republic of China in Russian –
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Washington/Tehran, April 5 /Sin Hua/ — Both crew members of the US Air Force F-15E fighter jet shot down in Iran were found after an “intense firefight.” This was reported on Sunday by the Al Jazeera TV channel with reference to an American official.
President of the USA Donald Trump confirmed this information on his page in the social network Truth Social.
Mr. Trump noted that the second rescued pilot was injured but remains “whole and unharmed.”
The plane was shot down on Friday in southern Iran. One crew member was found earlier, while American and Iranian military personnel continued the search for the second.
D. Trump added that no American servicemen were killed or wounded during the rescue operation.
As reported by the semi-official Tasnim news agency with reference to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps / IRGC / of Iran, an American aircraft participating in a search operation was shot down. –0–
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