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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Reuters Correspondents

Photos show F-15 shot down in Iran as US searches for missing pilot

  • Iran released photos showing an aircraft in pieces after it shot down a US warplane on Friday, sparking a desperate search for the service members who were onboard.
  • One crew member aboard the F-15 has been rescued and a search is ongoing for a second crew member.
  • William Goodhind, a forensic imagery analyst with Contested Ground, told Reuters that images of the plane's tail fin are consistent with that of an F-15E Strike Eagle, which carries two crew.
  • As the US searched for a pilot who is believed to have ejected from the plane before it crashed, Iranian media said residents were shooting at US helicopters on the search-and-rescue mission.
  • Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps said it was combing an area near where the plane came down in southwestern Iran and the regional governor promised a commendation for anyone who captured or killed "forces of the hostile enemy."

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