# US airman recounts daring rescue after Iran shot down Air Force F-15

https://mins.news/en/video/58587

- ABC News, 2026-09-15 01:00 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqniVvwEKa8

> Newly declassified videos show an elite U.S. special operations force rescuing the crew of a U.S. Air Force F-15 after an Iranian missile shot down the aircraft in April. A U.S. airman recounts the remarkable rescue.

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