An F-15 fighter jet and an A-10 attack plane were lost to hostile fire. Two Black Hawk helicopters also were hit, injuring the crews, before safely returning to their base, officials said.

The U.S. military has rescued one of the pilots whose F-15 fighter jet crashed in Iran on Friday, as the search continues for the second crewmember. A defense official confirmed Iranian state media reports about the incident and the rescue efforts — a possible blow to the Trump administration’s plan to quickly wrap up the weekslong conflict.

One crew member of an F-15E that went down in Iran amid the ongoing war has been rescued, according to a U.S. official.

A personnel recovery specialist tells the World Tonight how the US will attempt to carry out a rescue. Also on the programme, as hereditary peers prepare to depart the House of Lords for good, Shaun Ley visits one for whom centuries of family history will be brought to an end;

U.S. forces rescued one crew member from the downed F-15E fighter jet over Iran, two U.S. officials said on Friday. The search continues for the second crew member. CBS News' Elizabeth Palmer and Olivia Rinaldi have the latest.

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Two U.S. military planes were shot down in separate incidents on Friday, and while one crew member was rescued in Iran, the whereabouts of at least one other was unknown — marking a dramatic escalation since the war began nearly five weeks ago.

It has been over a month since the war in Iran began, and President Trump is now threatening attacks on civilian infrastructure. This comes after strikes destroyed an Iranian bridge on Thursday. CBS News Middle East contributor Courtney Kealy reports.