{"id":204863,"date":"2026-04-04T10:28:42","date_gmt":"2026-04-04T08:28:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/?p=204863"},"modified":"2026-09-04T09:40:59","modified_gmt":"2026-09-04T07:40:59","slug":"dos-abajo-en-un-dia-f-15e-y-a-10-perdidos-sobre-iran","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/es\/two-down-in-one-day-f-15e-and-a-10-lost-over-iran\/","title":{"rendered":"Dos aviones derribados en un d\u00eda: F-15E y A-10 perdidos sobre Ir\u00e1n"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style>.et_pb_title_container h1.entry-title { padding-top: 40px !important; }<\/style>\n<!-- mfsh:top -->\n\n<style>\n.mfsh-trigger{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:10px;height:44px;padding:0 18px;margin:0 0 26px;border:2px solid #0F1720;background:#fff;color:#0F1720;font-family:inherit;font-size:14px;font-weight:700;line-height:1;letter-spacing:0;text-transform:none;cursor:pointer;box-shadow:none;transition:background .15s,color 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one rescued, one status uncertain<br>\n<strong>A-10 Pilot<\/strong> Ejected over Persian Gulf, recovered by U.S. forces<br>\n<strong>F-15E Cause<\/strong> Shot down by Iranian surface-to-air missile<br>\n<strong>A-10 Cause<\/strong> Damaged during search and rescue mission; exact cause (hostile fire vs. mechanical) unconfirmed<br>\n<strong>Significance<\/strong> Heaviest single-day manned aircraft loss of Operation Epic Fury<br>\n<strong>Total Epic Fury Losses<\/strong> 16+ MQ-9 Reapers, multiple manned aircraft, estimated $4.8 billion material cost\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" style=\"margin:0 0 24px\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/e\/e6\/F-15E_takes_on_fuel_from_KC-10.jpg\/960px-F-15E_takes_on_fuel_from_KC-10.jpg\" alt=\"F-15E Strike Eagle refueling from a tanker aircraft\" style=\"display:block;width:100%!important;max-width:100%!important;height:auto!important;border-radius:6px\"><figcaption style=\"font-size:13px;color:#777;text-align:center;margin-top:6px;font-style:italic\">An F-15E Strike Eagle refuels from a KC-10 tanker. The 494th Fighter Squadron, based at RAF Lakenheath, lost one of these jets over Iran on April 3. (USAF \/ Wikimedia Commons)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">April 3 was the worst day of Operation Epic Fury. Two manned American combat aircraft went down within hours of each other \u2014 an F-15E Strike Eagle shot from the sky by Iranian air defences, and an A-10C Thunderbolt II lost during the rescue mission that followed. After five weeks and 13,000 combat sorties without losing a manned jet to enemy fire, the air war over Iran drew blood in a single afternoon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The F-15E, assigned to the 494th Fighter Squadron out of RAF Lakenheath, was hit by an Iranian surface-to-air missile over southwestern Iran. Both crew members \u2014 the pilot and weapons systems officer \u2014 ejected successfully from the stricken aircraft. Iranian state media released photographs of wreckage scattered across the desert floor within hours. What followed was a desperate, multi-aircraft search and rescue operation that would claim a second aircraft before the day was over.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"padding-top:22px\">The Shootdown<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The F-15E Strike Eagle was conducting a combat mission as part of Epic Fury\u2019s ongoing air campaign when it was engaged by Iranian air defences. The exact missile system responsible has not been officially confirmed, but the engagement marks the first time Iranian forces have downed a manned American aircraft since the operation began on February 28.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The loss came after what U.S. officials had characterised as American dominance of Iranian airspace. Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth and other Pentagon leaders had pointed to the 13,000+ sorties flown without a manned shootdown as evidence that Iranian air defences had been effectively suppressed. The April 3 incident shattered that narrative. Iranian air defence networks, despite weeks of sustained attack, retained the capability to track and engage fast-moving strike aircraft.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Both crew members ejected and came down in Iranian territory. The clock started immediately \u2014 in hostile terrain, with Iranian ground forces actively searching for the downed aviators, every minute on the ground reduced the odds of a successful rescue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"padding-top:22px\">The Rescue \u2014 and the Second Loss<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The U.S. military launched a Combat Search and Rescue (CSAR) package the moment the ejection was confirmed. The operation involved HC-130 refuelling aircraft conducting low-level operations over Iranian airspace, HH-60G Pave Hawk rescue helicopters threading their way to the crew\u2019s position, and A-10C Thunderbolt IIs providing close air support \u2014 the Warthog\u2019s traditional role of orbiting overhead, ready to suppress any threat that endangered the rescue force.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One crew member was located and extracted by U.S. special forces in the hours following the shootdown. The second crew member\u2019s status remains uncertain. Reports indicate they may have been captured by Iranian forces, though this has not been officially confirmed. The rescue operation was still ongoing as of April 4.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" style=\"margin:0 0 24px\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/8\/80\/Fairchild_Republic_A-10_Thunderbolt_II_-_32156159151.jpg\/960px-Fairchild_Republic_A-10_Thunderbolt_II_-_32156159151.jpg\" alt=\"A-10 Thunderbolt II Warthog in flight\" style=\"display:block;width:100%!important;max-width:100%!important;height:auto!important;border-radius:6px\"><figcaption style=\"font-size:13px;color:#777;text-align:center;margin-top:6px;font-style:italic\">An A-10C Thunderbolt II \u2014 the Warthog. One of these aircraft was lost near the Strait of Hormuz on April 3 while supporting the F-15E rescue mission. (USAF \/ Wikimedia Commons)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During the rescue operation, an A-10C Thunderbolt II went down near the Strait of Hormuz. The circumstances remain disputed. Iranian state media, through the Tasnim news agency, claimed the Warthog was shot down by surface-to-air missiles and published video purporting to show the engagement. U.S. officials have not confirmed whether the aircraft was hit by hostile fire or suffered a mechanical failure in the demanding low-altitude combat environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The A-10 pilot ejected over the Persian Gulf and was recovered by American forces. The loss of the aircraft \u2014 regardless of cause \u2014 made April 3 the first day of Epic Fury to see two manned aircraft go down in a single operational period.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"padding-top:22px\">The Mounting Cost<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The twin losses compound what has already been a costly air campaign. Since Epic Fury began five weeks ago, the U.S. has lost at least 16 MQ-9 Reaper drones \u2014 an estimated $480 million in unmanned aircraft alone. Earlier in the campaign, on March 1, three F-15E Strike Eagles were shot down by friendly fire from a Kuwaiti <a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/fa-18-hornet\">F\/A-18<\/a> in a tragic case of mistaken identification. All six crew members from that incident ejected safely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Total material losses since February 28 are estimated at approximately $4.8 billion. Over 13 U.S. service members have been killed, with hundreds more wounded. The air campaign has achieved significant strikes against Iranian military infrastructure, but the cost \u2014 in aircraft, in lives, and in the assumption that American air power could operate with impunity over Iranian airspace \u2014 is mounting with each passing week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The F-15E shootdown is particularly significant because it demonstrates that Iranian integrated air defence systems, despite sustained SEAD (Suppression of Enemy Air Defences) operations, retain pockets of lethal capability. The SAM operators who brought down the Strike Eagle did so after weeks of American attempts to destroy exactly these kinds of threats. They survived. They waited. And on April 3, they shot back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"padding-top:22px\">What Comes Next<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The immediate priority is the fate of the missing F-15E crew member. Combat Search and Rescue operations in hostile territory are among the most dangerous missions in military aviation \u2014 as the loss of the A-10 on the same day brutally illustrates. Every CSAR mission puts additional aircraft and crews at risk to bring one person home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Operationally, the losses will force a reassessment of strike tactics and routes. If Iranian air defences scored a kill against a fast, manoeuvring Strike Eagle \u2014 an aircraft designed to survive in exactly this environment \u2014 the threat picture is more serious than previous assessments suggested. Future missions may require heavier SEAD escort, different ingress altitudes, or revised electronic warfare tactics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Five weeks into Operation Epic Fury, April 3, 2026 stands as the day the air war stopped looking routine. Two aircraft down. One crew member rescued. One missing. And the skies over Iran a more dangerous place than anyone in Washington had publicly acknowledged.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Sources: Axios, NBC News, CNN, Washington Post, The Aviationist, Military Times, Air &amp; Space Forces Magazine<\/em><\/p>\n<!-- mfsh:bottom -->\n\n<button type=\"button\" class=\"mfsh-trigger mfsh-bottom\" data-mfsh-placement=\"bottom\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\"><svg><use href=\"#mfsh-i-share\"\/><\/svg>Share this story<\/button>\n\n<!-- \/mfsh:bottom -->\n\n\n\n<!-- mf-faq -->\n\n<div class=\"mf-faq-block\"><style>.mf-faq-block{margin:34px 0}.mf-faq-item:not([open]) .mf-faq-answer{display:none !important}.mf-faq-block h2.mf-faq-h{padding-top:22px;margin-bottom:14px}.mf-faq-item{border:1px solid #e2e8f5;border-radius:8px;margin:0 0 10px;background:#fff}.mf-faq-item summary{list-style:none;cursor:pointer;padding:15px 50px 15px 18px;font-weight:600;color:#1a1a1a;position:relative;line-height:1.45;user-select:none}.mf-faq-item summary::-webkit-details-marker{display:none}.mf-faq-item summary::after{content:\"+\";position:absolute;right:18px;top:50%;transform:translateY(-50%);font-size:1.5em;font-weight:400;color:#5C91FF;line-height:1}.mf-faq-item[open] summary::after{content:\"\\2013\"}.mf-faq-item[open] summary{border-bottom:1px solid #eef1f8}.mf-faq-item summary:hover{background:#f5f8ff}.mf-faq-answer{padding:14px 18px;color:#333;line-height:1.6}.mf-faq-answer p{margin:0}.mf-faq-answer a{color:#5C91FF}<\/style><h2 class=\"mf-faq-h\">Related Questions<\/h2><details class=\"mf-faq-item\"><summary>What happened on April 3, 2026 over Iran?<\/summary><div class=\"mf-faq-answer\"><p>April 3, 2026 was the worst single day of Operation Epic Fury: two manned U.S. combat aircraft went down \u2014 an F-15E Strike Eagle and an A-10C Thunderbolt II. It was the heaviest single-day manned aircraft loss of the campaign against Iran.<\/p><\/div><\/details><details class=\"mf-faq-item\"><summary>What caused the two aircraft losses over Iran?<\/summary><div class=\"mf-faq-answer\"><p>The F-15E Strike Eagle was shot down by an Iranian surface-to-air missile \u2014 the <a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/first-shootdown-in-23-years-what-it-reveals-about-irans-air-defences\/\">first U.S. combat shootdown in 23 years<\/a>. The A-10C was lost during the ensuing search-and-rescue effort, though whether from hostile fire or a mechanical issue was not confirmed.<\/p><\/div><\/details><details class=\"mf-faq-item\"><summary>Were the crews of the downed aircraft recovered?<\/summary><div class=\"mf-faq-answer\"><p>Yes. The A-10 pilot ejected over the Persian Gulf and was recovered by U.S. forces, and both F-15E crew members ejected and were later <a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/behind-enemy-lines-the-most-daring-rescue-since-bosnia\/\">rescued from inside Iran<\/a>. No American fatalities resulted from the day's losses.<\/p><\/div><\/details><details class=\"mf-faq-item\"><summary>How costly was Operation Epic Fury?<\/summary><div class=\"mf-faq-answer\"><p>By early April 2026 the campaign had cost 16+ MQ-9 Reaper drones and multiple manned aircraft, an estimated $4.8 billion in materiel. The losses showed that even degraded <a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/battered-but-biting-inside-irans-air-defence-network\/\">Iranian air defences<\/a> could still inflict real damage.<\/p><\/div><\/details><details class=\"mf-faq-item\"><summary>What is the F-15E Strike Eagle?<\/summary><div class=\"mf-faq-answer\"><p>The F-15E Strike Eagle is a two-seat, all-weather strike variant of the <a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/f-15-eagle\">F-15<\/a>, crewed by a pilot and a weapons systems officer. 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