Iranian Media: US Military Attempts to Kill Missing Pilot in Iran
Xinhua News Agency, Tehran, April 5 - The Iranian Tasnim News Agency reported early on the 5th that U.S. military forces were unsuccessful in their search and rescue of a pilot from a downed aircraft, attempting to bomb possible hiding places in Iran to kill him.
The report cited an Iranian military source as saying that from the night of the 4th to the early morning of the 5th, U.S. military aircraft bombed several areas in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province, adjacent to Khuzestan Province, and the U.S. side has become desperate in their search for their "second pilot."
The source also stated that regarding the rescue of the "first pilot," "the Americans did not tell the whole truth."
An F-15E Strike Eagle twin-seat fighter jet of the U.S. Air Force was shot down over Iran on April 3, and both pilots ejected and escaped. The U.S. military deployed search and rescue aircraft and helicopters into areas such as Khuzestan Province in Iran, successfully rescuing one pilot, while the other remains missing. According to foreign media reports, both the U.S. and Iran have intensified their searches, trying to find the pilot before the other does. (End)
U.S. military conducted airstrikes in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province, Iran, on April 4-5, 2023, in an attempt to kill a downed pilot from an F-15E Strike Eagle shot down on April 3. One pilot was rescued, while the other is missing, prompting U.S. forces to intensify their search efforts. Iranian military sources reported the U.S. expressed desperation in locating the second pilot.
- U.S. military conducted airstrikes in Iran to target a downed pilot.
- An F-15E Strike Eagle was shot down over Iran on April 3, 2023.
- One pilot was rescued, while the other remains missing.
- U.S. forces expressed desperation in locating the second pilot.
- Airstrikes occurred in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province, adjacent to Khuzestan Province.