New Delhi, April 5 -- In a ''miraculous search and rescue operation,'' the United States has rescued and safely ''retrieved'' from deep inside Iranian territory the two fighter pilots who went missing on Saturday after Iranian forces shot down an F-15 American fighter aircraft, President Donald Trump announced on Sunday morning.
''WE GOT HIM! My fellow Americans. The pilot is now SAFE and SOUND. He sustained injuries, but he will be just fine,'' Trump said.
Iran had shot down a US F15 fighter jet on Friday. One service member was rescued while search was underway for a second.
Besides this, a US A-10 attack aircraft had crashed after being hit by Iranian Defence forces, Iranian state media said on Saturday.
Iranian army had launched a m...