The US authorities have deployed elite military special forces in an operation to rescue the second member of the crew of the F-15E fighter jet that was shot down in the territory of Iran, reports CNN.
Delta Force and Navy Seals were among the hundreds of military and intelligence personnel involved in the rescue operation of the plane's navigator. The two-seater F-15E fighter was shot down on the territory of Iran on April 3.
According to Axios, both crew members, the pilot and navigator, successfully communicated with each other after ejecting. Sources of the portal noted that the pilot was saved a few hours after the plane crash.
During the search and rescue operation, Iran shot down one of the American Black Hawk helicopters participating in it. the crew was injured, but the helicopter managed to escape.
