A United States official has disclosed how the US military rescued the missing airman when Iran downed F-15 jet.
Revealing the recovery to ABC News, the official said that two C-130 aircraft that were part of the mission to rescue the second F-15 crew member became stuck at a location inside Iran during the operation
According to him, the US forces deliberately destroyed the disabled aircraft so they would not fall into Iranian hands.
The official added that as a result, additional replacement aircraft had to be flown into Iran to take the airman and the rescue teams out of the country.
DAILY POST had reported that the second missing United States pilot from the downed US fighter jet, F-15E, has been recovered.
United States President Donald Trump confirmed the rescue of the weapons officer who went missing after his F-15E jet was shot down over Iran.
