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Friday, April 3, 2026
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Friday, April 3, 2026
Two US helicopters reportedly hit by Iranian fire while searching for downed plane crew members
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleEmanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
Two American helicopters were struck by Iranian fire during the search and rescue efforts for two crew members from an F-15E fighter jet that was shot down today over Iran, NBC News reports. One crew member has since been rescued.
Citing a US official, the report says the “service members are all safe” after being hit by Iranian fire during the search and rescue mission.
Footage of Iranian police firing small arms at a pair of USAF HH-60Ws searching for the downed F-15E crew earlier today. pic.twitter.com/9SwhyhY1Aw
— OSINTtechnical (@Osinttechnical) April 3, 2026
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