The desperate search for the missing American pilot of an F-15E that was shot down over Iran stretched into the second day — after his co-pilot was rescued in a daring search-and-rescue mission that saw other US aircraft targeted.

Crews were racing against time to find the second pilot of the Strike Eagle, which is believed to have gone down Friday in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province in the southwestern part of the country near Iraq, The New York Times reported. Iranian officials quickly placed a bounty on the pilot’s head, calling on civilians to help capture him or her.

Retired Marine combat pilot Capt. Ron Alvarado told The Post the timing of the attack may bode in the US’s favor in terms of finding the pilot because of better night vision and infrared communication technology than Iranian combatants.

https://nypost.com/2026/04/03/us-news/desperate-search-for-missing-pilot-of-f-15e-jet-downed-by-iran-stretches-into-night/