Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 04:33am on 06 Apr 2026,Monday International
A US airman survived nearly 48 hours alone in Iran after his F-15E Strike Eagle was shot down on April 3. The pilot was rescued quickly, but the weapons systems officer remained missing. He hid in mountains, moved often, and climbed a 7,000-foot ridge to avoid capture. He was armed with a handgun and used SERE training to survive. Donald Trump called it “the most daring” rescue mission. US forces located him and carried out a rescue operation. Iran claimed it had “foiled” the mission and destroyed US aircraft, but US officials denied this. (PC: NDTV)
