It’s being reported tonight that both of the F-15 pilots, who ejected after they were shot down by Iran today, are said to be safe.
Here’s the news:
BREAKING: General Holt Tells WABC That Both Crew Members in F-15 Crash Are Safe, Citing Two High-Level Sources pic.twitter.com/7dKOntYgT0
— TalkRadio 77 WABC (@77WABCradio) April 3, 2026
Here’s more from NBC News, including news on another jet that was downed by Iran today during the search and rescue efforts:
U.S. forces were searching for an F-15E crew member after a two-seater fighter jet went down over Iran, a U.S. official said Friday. The other crew member has been rescued.
Iran shot down the F-15E Strike Eagle, a U.S. official said, and the American military was scrambling to find the second aviator after a regional governor offered a bounty for its crew.
A U.S. aircraft that was mobilized to support the search and rescue mission was also struck by Iranian fire after the F-15E jet was downed, a U.S. official told NBC News.
That aircraft, a single-pilot A-10 Thunderbolt, known as a Warthog, made it to Kuwaiti airspace, where the pilot ejected and the aircraft crashed, the official said. The pilot is safe and the A-10 is down in Kuwait, according to the official.
Two U.S. military Blackhawk helicopters that were involved in search and rescue efforts were also struck by Iranian fire, but the service members were unharmed, according to a U.S. official.
In a brief phone interview on Friday, President Donald Trump declined to discuss specifics of the rescue operation. When asked if Iran’s actions would negatively affect any negotiations to end the war, the president said, “No, not at all. No, it’s war.”
I’ve been looking for a CENTCOM statement all day long, but haven’t seen one yet. Glad to know both pilots are rescue and safe.