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How the missing American pilot was rescued: A battle like in the movies, two planes "blown up", then a rescue outside Iran

2026-04-05 09:37:29Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
How the missing American pilot was rescued: A battle like in the movies, two
An F-15E aircraft

A fierce exchange of fire. Two rescue planes were damaged and then "blown up" to prevent them from falling into enemy hands. And then, security, beyond the Iranian borders.

The first details have emerged of the mission that led the United States to rescue the Air Force pilot whose F-15E Strike Eagle was shot down two days ago in Iran. The pilot, US President Donald Trump said, is "injured, but he will recover." US Special Operations forces swung into action: hundreds of men, dozens of fighter jets and helicopters, as well as intelligence assets, racing against time to prevent the pilot from being taken prisoner.

The rescue operation lasted more than two days, a complex search that involved dozens of planes, drones and satellites, while on the ground, Iranian soldiers and civilians combed the area inch by inch, trying to capture the American, who was armed only with his pistol. There appears to have been an exchange of fire during the final stages of the recovery.

Finding the downed pilot, who hid with only a pistol for his protection, has been the top priority for the US military over the past 48 hours. The operation involved hundreds of Special Forces soldiers, dozens of fighter jets and helicopters, as well as cyber, space and intelligence capabilities, the New York Times reported, citing a senior Pentagon official.

Attack planes dropped bombs and opened fire on the Iranian columns to keep them away from the area where the pilot was hiding. As US forces gathered around the downed pilot, a firefight broke out, according to two former senior military officials familiar with the matter.

The pilot, equipped with a radio signal and a secure communication device, was able to coordinate with the forces involved in the rescue.

After the pilot was rescued, according to sources cited by the NYT, two transport planes that were supposed to carry the commandos and pilots to safety became stranded on the ground, for reasons that are still unclear. US forces then decided to send three more planes to rescue all the stranded soldiers and to blow up the two disabled planes, rather than leave them in enemy hands.

A US helicopter had already been damaged by ground fire on Friday, but managed to return to US bases in Iraq.

Hundreds of US special forces personnel were deployed to the site and there appeared to be no casualties. Officials described it as one of the "most complex operations of its kind". Meanwhile, Trump congratulated the military for "conducting one of the most daring search and rescue operations in history". The injured pilot was flown to Kuwait for initial treatment.

Meanwhile, the Iranian Revolutionary Guards continue to deny the pilot was rescued and claim that two helicopters and a US plane were shot down during the rescue operation. They call this a "shameful failure" for the United States.

The New York Times also raises the possibility that the pilot may have received some form of support from the local population, as the F-15E was shot down in an area of ​​Iran where opposition to the regime is particularly strong.

It is not excluded that the CIA also played a role, which, according to the NYT, "often plays a role in establishing contact with civilians who are willing to help vulnerable troops stay alive, a process known as "unconventional rescue in an unusual way."


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