How They Rescued Him By Hugh Fitzgerald

USAF F-16A F-15C F-15E Desert Storm, US Air Force, Public domain

Robert Spencer : U.S. forces have now rescued the second downed US Air Force service member, a Weapons Systems Officer, whose F-15 was shot down over Iran.

The pilot of the plane was rescued almost immediately after ejecting from the plane; the Weapons System Officer, who ejected at the same time as the pilot, was found in mountainous region of western Iran, and rescued by the Americans only 36 hours later. 

More on this remarkable rescue mission can be found here: “How US fooled Iran to rescue downed F-15 airman stranded in a mountain crevice,” by Shoshana Baker and Miriam Sela-Eitam, Jerusalem Post, April 5, 2026:

Cynthia says : This was a masterful extraction. The diversion and misdirection by both the US and Israel was well coordinated and another major blow for the Iranians. Congratulations to both forces-the best in the world.

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