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US Searches for Downed Airman as Iran Keeps Striking Gulf States
- Iran shot down a US F-15 over its airspace on Friday night, marking the first fighter jet destroyed by enemy fire since the war began, prompting a rescue operation that successfully recovered the pilot.
- Two crew members ejected from the aircraft, according to reports, triggering a race between Iranian and US forces to locate the stranded airmen, with Iranian state media broadcasting images of local militia fanning out in search operations.
- Broadcasts offered a $60,000 bounty for the pilot's capture as Iran claimed a propaganda victory, while the whereabouts of the second airman remained unknown as of Friday night.
- Two military helicopters and refueling aircraft extracted one crew member while coming under small arms fire, with both aircraft sustaining hits but returning safely to Iraqi territory, according to officials.
- Reports surfaced late Friday of a US A-10 Warthog crashing near Hormuz, as video footage documented Iranian police officers shooting at low-flying helicopters over Southern Iran on April 3.
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