Iran says several ‘enemy aircraft’ destroyed during US pilot rescue mission

Spokesperson ⁠of Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters, unified command of Iranian armed forces, ​said ​downed ⁠aircraft included C-130 military transport plane & 2 ​Black ⁠Hawk helicopters.

An E-2D Hawkeye surveillance aircraft launches from the flight deck of the U.S. Navy Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln during thge Operation Epic Fury attack on Iran March 31 | Reuters

Washington: Several aircraft were destroyed during ​the U.S. mission to find a ‌stranded airman in Iran, the Revolutionary Guards said on Sunday ​according to Tasnim news ​agency.

“During a joint operation (Aerospace, Ground ⁠Force, Popular Units, Basij ​and Police command), enemy aircraft ​were destroyed,” the group said after Iran’s police command announced an ​American C-130 plane had ​been downed in the south of Isfahan.

The ‌spokesperson ⁠of Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters, the unified command of the Iranian armed forces, ​said the ​downed ⁠aircraft included a C-130 military transport plane ​as well as two ​Black ⁠Hawk helicopters.

Earlier on Sunday, Iran’s army also said they ⁠had ​downed an Israeli ​drone in the same province.

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