An American F-15E fighter jet was downed over Iran, U.S. officials confirmed Friday, and two U.S. officials tell CBS News one crew member from the plane was rescued by U.S. forces.
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- A U.S. F-15E fighter jet was downed over Iran, and a crew member was rescued by American forces, U.S. officials told CBS News.
The F-15E is flown by a two-member crew, and a search and rescue effort is ongoing, sources said.
Earlier Friday, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard claimed to have shot down a U.S. fighter jet over Central Iran.
Photos and video were circulating on social media, shared by Iranian state news outlets, suggesting at least one U.S. C-130 aircraft and two Black Hawk helicopters were spotted flying low over central and southwest Iran in what was described as a possible effort to locate and recover the crew.
BREAKING: One of the U.S. crew members from the downed F-15E jet in Iran has been rescued, according to CBS News.
The search and rescue mission is still ongoing.
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