Trump Announces Rescue Of Missing US Airman After Fighter Downed

An American airman missing after his jet was shot down over Iran has been rescued, Donald Trump has announced.

The US president declared “we got him” in a post on Truth Social in the early hours of Sunday UK time.

The pilot had been missing since his F-15E Strike Eaglejet was downed on Friday.

Trump said the “highly respected colonel” was now “safe and sound” after a daring rescue mission.

He said: “This brave Warrior was behind enemy lines in the treacherous mountains of Iran, being hunted down by our enemies, who were getting closer and closer by the hour, but was never truly alone because his Commander in Chief, Secretary of War, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and fellow Warfighters were monitoring his location 24 hours a day, and diligently planning for his rescue.

“At my direction, the U.S. Military sent dozens of aircraft, armed with the most lethal weapons in the World, to retrieve him.”

Trump also revealed that a second airman who had also been in the downed jet was rescued on Saturday.

He added: “This is the first time in military memory that two US Pilots have been rescued, separately, deep in Enemy Territory. WE WILL NEVER LEAVE AN AMERICAN WARFIGHTER BEHIND!”

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