Image: Wikimedia Commons (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Ashunteia Smith)Two more US military aircraft were downed in the Middle East on Friday, in addition to an F-15E fighter jet that crashed earlier. An A-10 Warthog reportedly went down contemporaneously with the crash of the F-15, according to the New York Times.Officials have not stated the cause of the crash or the country where it occurred, but it reportedly occurred near the Strait of Hormuz.The pilot was safely rescued.Additionally, Black Hawk helicopter was shot down by Iran. The helicopter crew has been located and returned to safety.Per Newsmax’s Carla Babb, “I’ve now confirmed the Blackhawk WAS hit by Iran. The crew is accounted for and is safe, a US official tells me.”#BREAKING I’ve now confirmed the Blackhawk WAS hit by Iran. The crew is accounted for and is safe, a US official tells me. https://t.co/HHOotvPlyI— Carla Babb (@CarlaBNewsmax) April 3, 2026As The Gateway Pundit reported earlier, US officials confirmed that an F-15E was shot down over Iran.Iranian state media posted the following clip, claiming that US aircraft were spotted flying low over Iran in search of the pilots.WATCH:!function(r,u,m,b,l,e){r._Rumble=b,r[b]||(r[b]=function(){(r[b]._=r[b]._||[]).push(arguments);if(r[b]._.length==1){l=u.createElement(m),e=u.getElementsByTagName(m)[0],l.async=1,l.src="https://rumble.com/embedJS/u2vbt6g"+(arguments[1].video?'.'+arguments[1].video:'')+"/?url="+encodeURIComponent(location.href)+"&args="+encodeURIComponent(JSON.stringify([].slice.apply(arguments))),e.parentNode.insertBefore(l,e)}})}(window, document, "script", "Rumble");Rumble("play", {"video":"v75u3sm","div":"rumble_v75u3sm"});A search and rescue for one of the two crew members is still ongoing after one was found earlier.MORE:WATCH: “We’re Going to Bring Them Back to the Stone Ages” – Trump Says Iran Strikes Will Continue and All Objectives Will Be Completed “Very Shortly”, Suggests He Will Let the Strait of Hormuz Reopen “Naturally”/*! This file is auto-generated */!function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i