Downing of fighter plane – the first shot down over Iran since start of war – prompts frantic US rescue effortMiddle East crisis – live updatesA US F-15E Strike Eagle fighter has been shot down over Iran, prompting a frantic US search and rescue effort for its two-strong crew, in the first such incident since the start of the five week long war.Iranian state media released images of a tail fin and other debris early on Friday accompanied by an initial claim that a US F-35 had been hit by a new air defence system over central Iran and the pilot probably killed. Continue reading...
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US F-15E jet confirmed shot down over Iran as Tehran releases wreckage images
The Guardian World
April 03, 2026
16:28 GMT
Downing of fighter plane – the first shot down over Iran since start of war – prompts frantic US rescue effort Middle East crisis – live updates A US F-15E Strike Eagle fighter has been shot down over Iran, prompting a frantic US search and rescue effort for its two-strong crew, in the first such incident since the start of the five week long war. Iranian state media released images of a tail fin and other debris early on Friday accompanied by an initial claim that a US F-35 had been hit by a new air defence system over central Iran and the pilot probably killed. Continue reading...
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Downing of fighter plane – the first shot down over Iran since start of war – prompts frantic US rescue effort
Middle East crisis – live updates
A US F-15E Strike Eagle fighter has been shot down over Iran, prompting a frantic US search and rescue effort for its two-strong crew, in the first such incident since the start of the five week long war.
Iranian state media released images of a tail fin and other debris early on Friday accompanied by an initial claim that a US F-35 had been hit by a new air defence system over central Iran and the pilot probably killed.
Continue reading...
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