US Fighter Jet Pilot Rescued After Aircraft Downed in Iran Theater

One pilot has been rescued after a US fighter jet was downed in the Iran war theater, a US official confirmed on April 4, 2026. The rescue resolves an earlier SAR report of a missing crew member from a downed US aircraft. Circumstances of the shootdown and the pilot's condition were not immediately disclosed. The incident adds to a pattern of US airpower losses in the theater amid ongoing combat operations.