A US fighter jet has been shot down over Iran, three US sources said. One of the two crew members has been rescued and is in US custody, sources told CNN.

When US aircraft goes down in a war zone, the response is anything but ad hoc — it’s a tightly choreographed, high-stakes operation to get the pilots back to safety, keep sensitive technology out of enemy hands and deny adversaries both intelligence and propaganda wins.

Verified video, pictured above, appears to show a US search and rescue operation in southern Iran. It's not known what has happened to the second crew member.

One F-15 crew member was rescued and a search was underway for a second after a fighter jet went down over Iran.

Two US aircraft were downed in the Middle East on Friday, and the status of one US service member remains unknown.

A U.S. fighter jet was shot down over Iran and search-and-rescue efforts have so far recovered one of two crew members who ejected, a U.S

WASHINGTON — An American pilot was rescued in a daring operation by US special forces Friday after Iran shot down an F-15E fighter jet — and placed a bounty on the crew. A second fighter pilot was still missing.

Tensions escalate in the Middle East after Iran claims a second U.S. F‑35 stealth fighter jet was shot down over central Iran. Iranian state media, including Press TV and Mehr News Agency, released photos of the alleged crash site,