US, Iran race to recover crew after F-15 shot down

US, Iran race to recover crew after F-15 shot down Iranian and American forces raced Saturday to recover a crew member from a US F-15 fighter jet that went down inside Iran, according to AFP, marking the first such loss in Iranian territory since the war began. Tehran said it shot down the aircraft, while US media reported one of the two crew members had been rescued by American special forces, with the other still missing. Iran’s military also said it downed a US A-10 ground attack aircraft in the Gulf, with American media reporting the pilot was rescued.