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US Fighter Jet Downed Over Iran; 1 Crew Member Rescued, Search Ongoing​

The White House said the president was briefed as search-and-rescue efforts continue, though no formal U.S. confirmation of a downed jet has been issued.

The F-15E went down under unknown circumstances and U.S. combat search and rescue assets have been seen deep in Iran.

Photos of debris would indicate an aircraft assigned to the 494th Fighter Squadron at RAF Lakenheath in England, based on its red band. This is one of the units that has been deployed to the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) area of operations for Epic Fury. The 494th FS has also been extremely active over the CENTCOM area of responsibility for many years.


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UPDATE: 12:20 PM EST

U.S. officials have confirmed to CBS News that one crew member from the F-15E downed over Iran has been rescued by American forces.

A search and rescue effort is ongoing for the other crew member, the same sources said.

 
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A video of the alleged capture of a U.S. aircrew has been debunked and appears to be instead related to last year’s clashes between India and Pakistan.

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F-15E Strike Eagles from RAF Lakenheath deployed to the CENTCOM AOR (Area Of Responsibility) on Sunday Jan. 17, 2026. A total of twelve F-15E Strike Eagles, backed up by two air spares, departed from RAF Lakenheath in the UK with tanker support heading towards the Middle East.

Their arrival on station was confirmed by the U.S. Air Force on Jan. 18 with an image of a 494th Fighter Squadron Strike Eagle landing at an undisclosed Middle East base.
 
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Just saw this on X

from Nick Sortor
https://x.com/nicksortor
JUST IN:
The missing US F-15E pilot did SUCCESSFULLY make contact with the US military via encrypted radio earlier today, per N12

GREAT sign.

US Special Forces continue working to pinpoint his exact location, and have 7 hours of darkness left

Darkness is MUCH in our favor


BREAKING:
At least TWO US military Blackhawks sustained Iranian fire during their search for our downed F-15 pilots, per NBC

Thankfully, crews on BOTH of those helicopters are SAFE and out of harm’s way 🙏🏻

Keep praying for our servicemembers

Also saw an A10 is down,

The US Air Force A-10 Warthog which crashed today TOOK FIRE and was DAMAGED during the search and rescue mission for downed F-15 pilots in Iran – CBS

The pilot is SAFE & receiving medical treatment

Current tally of US aircraft taking fire from Iran today

1x F-15E (downed)
2x Blackhawk (escaped and crew is safe, with some wounded)
1x A-10 Warthog (downed)
https://x.com/nicksortor
 
Just saw this on X

from Nick Sortor
https://x.com/nicksortor
JUST IN:
The missing US F-15E pilot did SUCCESSFULLY make contact with the US military via encrypted radio earlier today, per N12

GREAT sign.

US Special Forces continue working to pinpoint his exact location, and have 7 hours of darkness left

Darkness is MUCH in our favor


BREAKING:
At least TWO US military Blackhawks sustained Iranian fire during their search for our downed F-15 pilots, per NBC

Thankfully, crews on BOTH of those helicopters are SAFE and out of harm’s way 🙏🏻

Keep praying for our servicemembers

Also saw an A10 is down,

The US Air Force A-10 Warthog which crashed today TOOK FIRE and was DAMAGED during the search and rescue mission for downed F-15 pilots in Iran – CBS

The pilot is SAFE & receiving medical treatment

Current tally of US aircraft taking fire from Iran today

1x F-15E (downed)
2x Blackhawk (escaped and crew is safe, with some wounded)
1x A-10 Warthog (downed)
https://x.com/nicksortor

The A-10 that went down was in the Strait of Hormuz area hundreds of miles away.

An A-10 was damaged in the F-15E search area.

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