An F-15 fighter jet and an A-10 attack plane were lost to hostile fire. Two Black Hawk helicopters also were hit, injuring the crews, before safely returning to their base, officials said.

A U.S. fighter jet went down in Iran amid the ongoing war, according to multiple media reports, kicking off a search and rescue operation to recover the crew. The status of the plane's crew was unclear.

The U.S. military has rescued one of the pilots whose F-15 fighter jet crashed in Iran on Friday, as the search continues for the second crewmember. A defense official confirmed Iranian state media reports about the incident and the rescue efforts — a possible blow to the Trump administration’s plan to quickly wrap up the weekslong conflict.

President Trump has been briefed on the downing of an F-15E Strike Eagle fighter jet over Iran. American special forces rescued the pilot, who ejected over the Persian Gulf, while the search continues for the weapons officer who was also on board.

One crew member has been rescued and one is still missing after a US fighter jet was shot down over Iran. A search aircraft sent to retrieve the pilot also came under fire. A personnel recovery specialist tells the World Tonight how the US will attempt to carry out a rescue.

Two U.S. military planes were shot down in separate incidents on Friday, and while one crew member was rescued in Iran, the whereabouts of at least one other was unknown — marking a dramatic escalation since the war began nearly five weeks ago.

A U.S. fighter jet was shot down in Iran on Friday and one crew member was rescued, officials said, the first aircraft downed since the war began nearly five weeks ago.

Iran fired on targets across the Middle East, sparking multiple blazes at a Kuwaiti oil refinery, while American and Israeli airstrikes hit the Islamic Republic as the war neared the end of its fifth