The harrowing race against time to find downed US airman in Iran
On the ground in Iran, the downed officer’s mission boiled down to two words: evasion and survival.
The military described him as “status unknown”.
This is the incredible story of his rescue.
- How the US military pulled off a daring rescue in Iran ABC News —
- How the dramatic US airman rescue from Iran unfolded with reaper drones and a covert mission The Standard —
- Reaper drones, hundreds of crack troops, two £100m aircraft obliterated and a furious firefight... GUY ADAMS on one of the most daring rescues in military history Daily Mail —
- Inside the daring mission to rescue a U.S. airman downed in Iran CBS News —
- For nearly two days, injured and alone, a U.S. aviator hid in a remote mountain crevice as Iranian forces and militias closed in on him Wall Street Journal —