Injured U.S. Airman Whose Jet Was Shot Down Over Iran Hid in Mountain Crevice Before Being Rescued
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By David Chiu
Published on April 7, 2026.
Details are emerging about the dramatic rescue of a U.S. airman whose jet was shot down over Iran last week, who hid in a mountain crevice after it was hit by Iranian fire. While the pilot was quickly rescued, the second airman, a weapons systems officer, remained missing. The C.I.A. spread the news that U.s. forces were moving the missing aviator to the ground and out of the country was a ruse to increase time in finding the location. Despite his injuries, President Donald Trump stated that the injured airman "will be just fine." He also threatened to jail an unidentified journalist who reported on the rescue missions while the missing airman was still in the country.
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