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U.S. rescues missing crew member in Iran after fighter jet shot down
“WE GOT HIM!" Donald Trump posted Sunday just after midnight,
announcing the safe return of the missing airman and those who risked their lives to save him.
The operation was high risk,
with U.S. C-130s and rescue helicopters flying low and slow over Iran’s mountainous terrain to locate the missing airman.
As the search was ongoing, Iranian television broadcast a statement offering a rew…

U.S. rescues missing crew member in Iran after fighter jet shot down
“WE GOT HIM!” President Donald Trump posted Sunday just after midnight, announcing the safe return of the missing airman and all who risked their lives to save him.

Second airman in F-15E that was shot down over Iran rescued safely, U.S. officials say (NBC News)
https://www.nbcnews.com/world/iran/second-airman-f-15e-was-shot-iran-rescued-safely-us-officials-say-rcna266688
http://www.memeorandum.com/260405/p28#a260405p28

A Downed Airman, a Mountain Hideout and a High-Risk Rescue in Iran (Wall Street Journal)
https://www.wsj.com/politics/national-security/a-downed-airman-a-mountain-hideout-and-a-high-risk-rescue-in-iran-921aa8f6?st=iigrEF
http://www.memeorandum.com/260406/p58#a260406p58

Heute vor 5 Jahren: Am 5. März 2021 veröffenticht das Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists einen Text über das #Kernkraftwerk #Mezamor in #Armenien. Es zählt zu den unsichersten u. somit gefährlichs…

Before this week, F-15s (operated starting in 1970s by 5 different countries) were never once downed by enemy fire.
Potus, "…described…downing of…fighter jet as a 'lucky' strike by otherwise overwhelmed Iranian forces."
No overwhelmed air defense succeeded where no enemy has for 50 years.
sources:

Trump threatens to jail journalists in hunt to find leaker of Iran fighter jet story
President Donald Trump threatened to jail journalists at the media outlet that first reported a second airman was missing following the shoot-down of an American fighter jet in Iran last week

Trump seizes on rescue of downed airman to recast unpopular Iran war (Trevor Hunnicutt/Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/trump-seizes-rescue-downed-airman-recast-unpopular-iran-war-2026-04-06/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260406/p98#a260406p98

U.S. Commandos Rescue Downed Air Force Officer Deep Inside Iran (New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/04/us/politics/military-iran-airman-rescue.html
http://www.memeorandum.com/260405/p35#a260405p35

Trump Threatens to Jail Reporter Over Iran Rescue Mission 'Leak' (Torrie Herrington/NOTUS)
https://www.notus.org/trump-white-house/trump-threatens-to-jail-reporter-over-iran-rescue-mission-leak-airman-f-15-fighter-jet-crash
http://www.memeorandum.com/260406/p57#a260406p57

Hegseth Likens Easter Rescue of U.S. Airman to Resurrection of Jesus Christ (Chris Cameron/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/06/us/politics/hegseth-religious-tone.html
http://www.memeorandum.com/260406/p102#a260406p102

Iran War Live Updates: Trump Escalates Threat to Hit Iranian Power Plants After U.S. Rescues Downed Airman (Reuters)
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/04/05/world/iran-war-trump-news?unlocked_article_code=1.YlA.dw7M.j21G4JHLi1dc&smid=nytcore-ios-share
http://www.memeorandum.com/260405/p26#a260405p26