Iran Downs US C-130 Transport and Two Black Hawk Helicopters During Rescue Mission
Additional footage circulating on social media shows the remains of a US C-130 transport plane and two Black Hawk helicopters destroyed during a rescue operation in southern Iran. The Tasnim news agency quoted a spokesperson for the Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters saying Iran’s integrated air defense systems also hit a fighter jet, drones, stealth cruise missiles and A-10 attack planes in related engagements, according to IRNA. US officials confirm both crew members from a downed F-15E were recovered after heavy firefights. President Trump announced the second pilot is injured but safe, and no US service members were killed or wounded.
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