{"id":40256,"date":"2026-04-03T20:03:05","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T20:03:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=40256"},"modified":"2026-04-03T20:03:05","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T20:03:05","slug":"second-american-fighter-jet-crashes-in-persian-gulf-area-around-same-time-f-15e-shot-down-pilot-safely-rescued","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=40256","title":{"rendered":"Second American fighter jet crashes in Persian Gulf area around same time F-15E shot down, pilot safely rescued"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>A second US fighter plane crashed in the Persian Gulf area Friday \u2014\u00a0 and the lone pilot was safely rescued, according to US officials.<\/p>\n<p>The A-10 Warthog attack plane fell to the ground near the Strait of Hormuz at roughly the same time an Air Force F-15E was shot down over Iran, two US officials, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, told the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/live\/2026\/04\/03\/world\/iran-war-trump-oil?smid=url-share#47863db0-d61e-51bf-b7e1-6c4a9dc988e7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">New York Times.<\/a><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><button class=\"button button--modal-trigger\" aria-label=\"Open the image in a modal.\" data-modal-image=\"38985603\"><br \/>\n\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"icon-plus\" fill=\"#fff\" viewbox=\"0 0 1033 1000\" width=\"1em\" height=\"1em\"><path d=\"M380 364V0h273v355h380v290H653v355H380V645H0V355h380v9z\"\/><\/svg><br \/>\n<\/button><br \/>\n<figcaption>The A-10 Warthog crashed over the Persian Gulf (File photo) <span class=\"credit\">US AIR FORCE\/AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Few other details were immediately known about the A-10 crash, including where it happened and how the plane was downed.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Follow The Post\u2019s coverage of the United States\u2019 airstrikes on Iran:<\/h2>\n<p>\t<iframe height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/flo.uri.sh\/visualisation\/27837330\/embed\" title=\"Interactive or visual content\" class=\"flourish-embed-iframe\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" style=\"width:100%\" sandbox=\"allow-same-origin allow-forms allow-scripts allow-downloads allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation\"><\/iframe>\n\t<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<p>The F-15E <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/04\/03\/world-news\/iran-claims-it-shot-down-us-fighter-jet-as-bounty-placed-on-pilot\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">was shot down over Iran<\/a> and one pilot was rescued.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>A search-and-rescue mission for the second crew member was unfolding Friday.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MattMcBradley\/status\/2040150400859246829\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NBC News<\/a>, meanwhile, reported that two military helicopters were shot by Iranians while involved in the mission but all members are safe.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/04\/03\/us-news\/second-american-fighter-jet-crashes-in-persian-gulf-area-around-same-time-f-15e-shot-down-pilot-safely-rescued\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A second US fighter plane crashed in the Persian Gulf area Friday \u2014\u00a0 and the lone pilot was safely rescued, according to US officials. 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