US Media: Rescued American Pilot Sent to Kuwait

BlockBeats News, April 5th. According to The New York Times, the second pilot from the U.S. F-15E fighter jet that was shot down recently has been evacuated to Kuwait for treatment. During the rescue operation of this pilot, the U.S. military destroyed two "stranded" military transport planes.

The pilot reportedly evaded Iranian search teams in a mountainous area for over 24 hours with only a sidearm. The U.S. military mobilized hundreds of special operations forces for this rescue mission, which involved firefight with Iranian forces.