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Iran Says It Downed US A-10 Warthog Fighter Jet Near Strait Of Hormuz

Iran Says It Downed US A-10 Warthog Fighter Jet Near Strait Of Hormuz
  • A second US Air Force combat plane crashed in the Persian Gulf on Friday
  • The crash involved a single pilot who was the only occupant of the plane
  • The pilot was successfully rescued following the crash incident
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Iran's military said Friday it had downed a second US jet in the Gulf, state TV reported, after an F-15 fighter had crashed in the country's southwest.

"An American A10 aircraft was hit by the air defence systems of the Army's Air Defence Force crashed into the Persian Gulf," broadcaster IRIB reported, citing the military. 

(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)

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