Second American plane involved in Iran war crashes; US officials say pilot safely rescued

By Emanuel Fabian

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3 April 2026, 9:58 pm

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Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent

Illustrative: A US A-10 Warthog maneuvers next to mountains during live fire exercises, as part of the annual US-Philippines joint military exercise at Crow Valley, in Capas town, Tarlac province, north of Manila on April 10, 2019. (TED ALJIBE / AFP)

Another American plane involved in the war in Iran crashed in the Persian Gulf today, according to US officials cited by The New York Times.

According to the Times, the A-10 Warthog went down near the Strait of Hormuz at around the same time that an F-15E was shot down over Iran.

The report says the pilot from the A-10 was safely rescued. The US officials do not provide further details on how the plane crashed.