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Trump warns Iran '48 hours before all Hell will reign down,' while search for missing crew member intensifies

The U.S. military continued to search for a missing American airman on Saturday after an F-15E fighter jet was shot down over southwestern Iran. Grouped from 23 articles across 11 sources.

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CNBCApr 4, 2026, 10:40 PM

Trump warns Iran '48 hours before all Hell will reign down,' while search for missing crew member intensifies

The U.S. military continued to search for a missing American airman on Saturday after an F-15E fighter jet was shot down over southwestern Iran.

Financial TimesApr 4, 2026, 11:06 AM

US searches for crew member after fighter jet shot down over Iran

One of the two personnel on the American F-15E aircraft has been rescued while a second warplane has been lost

ABC AustraliaApr 3, 2026, 4:36 PM

Live: US crew member rescued after fighter jet downed over Iran

One US crew member has been rescued after an American fighter jet was downed over Iran, a US official has confirmed. Follow live.

DWApr 4, 2026, 1:33 AM

Iran war: Search on for missing crew member of downed US jet

The US is racing against time and Iranian forces to recover a missing pilot of an F-15 fighter jet that was downed over Iran. Meanwhile, the UN Security Council has delayed a vote on the use of force to reopen Hormuz.

CBS NewsApr 3, 2026, 11:33 PM

American fighter jet downed over Iran, 1 crew member rescued

The search for the second crew member, a weapons system officer, is continuing, two U.S. officials said.

The Straits TimesApr 3, 2026, 2:55 PM

US fighter jet shot down over Iran, search under way for crew member, US officials say

This would be the first known loss of a US jet inside Iran since President Donald Trump ordered the war.

The Straits TimesApr 3, 2026, 2:39 PM

US fighter jet shot down over Iran, search under way for crew member, US officials say

WASHINGTON, April 3 - A U.S. fighter jet has been shot down over Iran and search-and-rescue efforts have so far recovered one of two crew members who ejected, a U.S. official told Reuters, in the first known incident of its kind in the nearly five-week-old war.

CBS NewsApr 4, 2026, 12:36 PM

U.S. races to find missing crew member after fighter jet shot down over Iran

The search continues for a missing American service member after Iran shot down an F-15E fighter jet on Friday.

ABC NewsApr 3, 2026, 5:24 PM

US fighter jet down in Iran: 1 crew member rescued as search continues, officials say

It appears that a U.S. fighter jet has been shot down by Iran and that the U.S. has launched a search and rescue effort, three U.S. officials confirmed to ABC News.

CNBCApr 4, 2026, 10:29 AM

U.S. fighter jet shot down in Iran, one crew member rescued, MS NOW reports

The U.S. is searching for the second member of the F-15 aircraft's crew, whose whereabouts are unknown, MS NOW reported, citing two U.S. officials.

The GuardianApr 3, 2026, 6:59 PM

One of two US crew members rescued after F-15E jet shot down over Iran

Officials say other remains missing in first downing of US fighter plane since start of war Middle East crisis – live updates One US service member has been rescued after a US F-15E Strike Eagle fighter was shot down over Iran, prompting a frantic effort to locate its two-strong crew, in the first such incident since the war began almost five weeks ago. US officials familiar with the situation said one crew member was still missing late on Friday, after Iranian state media released images of a tail fin and other debris accompanied by an initial claim that an advanced US F-35 had been hit by a new air defence system over central Iran. Continue reading...

ABC NewsApr 3, 2026, 5:47 PM

WATCH: One crew member from downed jet over Iran is rescued

One crew member aboard the downed fighter jet over Iran has been rescued, according to a U.S. official.

Al JazeeraApr 3, 2026, 5:14 PM

What we know about the US fighter jet shot down in Iran

The White House has confirmed Donald Trump has been briefed on the shooting down of a US fighter jet in Iran.

The Straits TimesApr 3, 2026, 2:55 PM

Iranians urged to hunt for crew of downed US fighter jet, with bounty offered

This would be the first known loss of a US jet inside Iran since President Donald Trump ordered the war.

BBC NewsApr 4, 2026, 10:41 AM

Rescue team in Iran face 'harrowing and dangerous' search for US crew member

A former US marine tells the BBC the priority of any recovery team would be to look for signs of life.

The Straits TimesApr 4, 2026, 1:15 AM

Iran hunts crew member of crashed US jet after one reported rescued

Iranian media said anyone who captured a US crew member alive would “receive a valuable reward”.

DWApr 3, 2026, 4:02 PM

Iran war: One downed US fighter jet pilot rescued

One crew member of a US fighter jet downed over Iran has been rescued and an operation to find another is still underway, according to US and Israeli media. Follow DW for more.

CBS NewsApr 3, 2026, 11:11 PM

2 U.S. planes hit in Iran, search on for missing crew member

Iranian forces shot down a U.S. F-15E fighter jet on Friday. As U.S. rescuers closed in, another aircraft also took fire and crashed. Charlie D'Agata reports and Aaron MacLean has analysis.

NBC NewsApr 4, 2026, 4:29 PM

Polymarket apologizes for allowing wagers on fate of U.S. pilots downed in Iran

Prediction market platform Polymarket issued an apology for allowing users to place bets on the fate of American pilots aboard a U.S. fighter jet downed over Iran

Financial TimesApr 3, 2026, 3:26 PM

US launches rescue operation for plane’s missing crew member

Second aircraft lost near Strait of Hormuz after one of two aboard F-15 is rescued

NBC NewsApr 3, 2026, 3:10 PM

One pilot rescued, one missing after U.S. fighter jet shot down in Iran

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.

ABC NewsApr 3, 2026, 4:14 PM

WATCH: American fighter jet appears to have been shot down by Iran, U.S. official says

An American fighter jet appears to have been shot down by Iran. A search and rescue is underway, a U.S. official said.

NBC NewsApr 3, 2026, 11:46 PM

Trump said Iran was 'decimated.' Then an American F-15E fighter jet was shot down.

WASHINGTON — Less than 48 hours after President Donald Trump told Americans the U.S. military had “beaten and completely decimated Iran,” Tehran shot down an F-15E fighter jet, setting off a high-risk scramble by U.S. forces to rescue two service members from deep inside Iranian territory.

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