fighter

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A second US crew member who was missing in Iran after an American F-15 fighter jet was shot down has been rescued.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

But while a U.S. military team was able to quickly rescue the pilot, the other crew member who flew in the back seat of the fighter as a weapons-systems officer went missing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

US media reported Friday that American special forces had rescued one of two crew members of a downed F-15, the first US fighter jet to go down inside Iran since the start of the war.

From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026

The US military has rescued a missing crew member in a dramatic night-time mission after his fighter jet was shot down in a remote part of Iran.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

All the regiments would need armorers to load bombs and machine guns, and the fighter and dive-bomber regiments would also need radio technicians and parachute packers.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein