US pilot hiding in Iranian mountains: Rescued in 36 hours, says Trump - the dariest rescue operation in history

Two crew members of an American F-15 fighter jet have been rescued by US Special Forces after it was shot down over Iran. On Saturday, a special commando unit carried out an operation in Iran with dozens of fighter planes. U.S. fighter jets also carried out strikes to prevent Iranian forces from reaching the area. In the meantime, heavy firing ensued, but in the end, the American team managed to get the officer out of the house and all the soldiers got out of Iran. President Trump called it the most daring search and rescue operation in U.S. history. The officer was injured after landing from a parachute The American website Axios quoted three officials as saying that Iran shot down an F-15 aircraft on Friday. There were two people in it. A pilot and a weapon system officer (who operates the weapons). The pilot was rescued within a few hours. But another crew member, who was a weapon systems officer, was injured after landing from the parachute. Despite the injury, he was in a position to walk. After this, he hid in the mountainous area of Iran and stayed there for more than a day. He used his SERE training (to survive, survive, protest, and get out) to hide himself in the difficult mountainous terrain of Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmed provinces. The CIA misled Iran by spreading rumors. Both the US and Iran were looking for him. Iran's IRGC (Revolutionary Guards) also reached there to arrest him. It was very difficult to find another officer. The CIA did a trick for this. He spread false information inside Iran that the U.S. military had already found him and was preparing to take him out. This diverted the direction of Iran's discovery. In the meantime, the CIA used its special technique to find out the exact location of the officer. The location was given to the Pentagon, the U.S. military, and the White House. After this, President Trump immediately ordered a rescue operation. The officer had only 1 pistol The operation was carried out by the Special Commando Unit on Saturday with heavy air security. American fighter planes also carried out strikes to prevent the Iranian army from reaching the area. The injured officer had only one pistol. As the U.S. military approached the airman, shots were fired. But in the end, the American team managed to get the officer out safely and all the soldiers were out of Iran. Major General (Retd) Mark McCarly, a former US Army officer, told CNN that the area where the incident took place was mountainous and completely deserted. At the same time, a reward was also announced by Iran for the capture of the soldier. Given all these conditions, this mission was extremely dangerous. McCarley also said the soldier's location may have been detected by an emergency beacon. When a fighter jet falls, the beacon continuously sends a location to the command center. The rescue mission began on Friday, when the Iranian military shot down an F-15E Strike Eagle aircraft. This was the first time in a month-long war that an American fighter jet had been shot down by enemy fire. There were two people in the F-15E plane, who ejected and got out. The pilot was quickly rescued, but the weapons system officer could not be traced, prompting a massive search operation. However, there was also a major obstacle during the mission. Two transport planes, which were supposed to evacuate commandos and airmen, crashed at a remote base in Iran. Three new planes were then dispatched. U.S. forces blew up those bad planes so that they wouldn't fall into Iran's hands. US President Donald Trump said that the US military sent dozens of planes, which were equipped with the world's most dangerous weapons, to rescue the soldier. He said the soldier was injured, but he would recover. Trump also said the operation followed the successful rescue of another pilot, who had been rescued a day earlier. At that time, it was not disclosed so as not to jeopardize the second operation. According to Trump, it is the first time in military history that two American pilots have been safely ejected in separate operations inside enemy territory. He said this proves that the United States has complete dominance over Iran's skies, though he did not say how Iran shot down the F-15 jet. Trump called the operation a "proud moment" for the entire United States and said the country should unite on this.