A US F-15 fighter jet was shot down over Iran, three US sources mentioned on Friday.
And in a separate incident on the identical day, a US navy A-10 Thunderbolt was struck, in accordance to a US official accustomed to the matter.
Here’s what we all know thus far concerning the two plane:
US forces have launched search and rescue efforts for the downed fighter jet, two sources mentioned. One of two crew members has been rescued and is receiving medical consideration in US custody, in accordance to sources. The standing of the opposite service member is unknown.
One of the US sources additionally confirmed the plane was an F-15E Strike Eagle fighter jet.
Video geolocated by NCS confirmed a number of low-flying navy plane over Khuzestan province in central Iran as a part of an obvious search and rescue operation.
It’s the primary time a manned US plane has been shot down over Iran throughout the battle. Near the start of the conflict, three F-15s had been mistakenly shot down in a pleasant hearth incident by Kuwaiti air defenses.
An A-10 Thunderbolt II, nicknamed the Warthog, was struck by Iran on Friday, forcing the pilot to eject, in accordance to a US official accustomed to the matter.
The pilot was ready to fly the airplane out of Iranian territory earlier than ejecting, and was subsequently rescued, the official mentioned.
Iran’s navy claimed to have hit the plane, saying it crashed into the Persian Gulf after Iran’s air protection programs focused it close to the Strait of Hormuz, Iranian state media reported, citing a press release from the military’s public relations workplace.
Kevin Liptak, Michael Rios, Haley Britzky, Alayna Treene, Allegra Goodwin, Brad Lendon, Isaac Yee and Kristen Holmes contributed reporting.