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Source: https://www.israelhayom.com/2026/04/05/us-forces-rescue-missing-f-15-crew-member-under-heavy-fire/
U.S. Forces Rescue Missing F-15 Navigator under Heavy Fire
(Israel Hayom) Neta Bar - U.S. special forces, operating inside Iran, rescued the second crew member from the F-15 shot down over Iran after 36 hours. Fox News reported that the navigator moved away from the wreckage of his aircraft and climbed an isolated ridge, where he activated his rescue beacon. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) sent forces to the area to try to stop the rescue operation. U.S. fighter jets struck the Iranian forces in an effort to isolate the rescue zone. U.S. media outlets reported that local tribesmen assisted the navigator and the rescue forces, and that an IRGC force that reached the scene engaged in a fierce battle with the rescuers. Several members of the Basij militia and IRGC were killed in the exchange of fire.