Iran-US war latest: Urgent search for missing American pilot as Tehran claims to have downed second plane

Liveupdated{"lang":"en","timestamp":1775280216}NewsWorldMiddle EastIran-US war latest: Urgent search for missing American pilot as Tehran claims to have downed second planeIran claims to have shot down two U.S military planes Friday in separate attacks with at least one service member still missingStuti Mishra & Rachel DobkinSaturday 04 April 2026 06:23 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2951749","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/iran-us-war-live-trump-fighter-jets-oil-strait-of-hormuz-b2951749.html","title":"Iran-US war latest: US and Tehran race to find missing American pilot"}}CloseOne crew member rescued after US F-15 shot down over Iran while search continues for other pilotSign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planetGet our free Climate emailGet our free Climate emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_Climate_Newsletter","regTitle":"Independent Climate","subscriptionGroup":"climate","subscriptionGroupId":"5a7ac7c1-5f39-48c0-8ee8-0b8e43b9e451","type":"climate_change","pathPrefix":"/climate-change","associatedAuthors":["Stuti Mishra"],"title":"Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet","mobileTitle":"Get our free Climate email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/climate1_1.png","description":"Sign up for news and advice on saving the planet","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveClimate","regSourceSection":"Middle East"...